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The
southern Appalachian Mountains serve as
an important flyway for many neotropical
songbirds as they migrate from breeding
grounds in northern U.S. and Canada to
their winter habitat in Central and
South America. Big Bald Banding
Station (BBBS) operates mist nets daily
during September and October to trap
migrating neotropical passerine species,
as well as non-neotropical passerines
that winter in the Appalachians.
Captured birds are fitted with a U.S.
Bird Banding Lab metal leg band,
measured, assessed for health condition
and then released unharmed. Data
collected are submitted to the USGS
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Bird
Banding Laboratory.
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| Tennessee Warbler |
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Top 10
Passerine Species
Banded at BBBS,
September 2011
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Tennessee
Warbler
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1041
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Swainson’s
Thrush
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261
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Cape May
Warbler
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130
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Black-throated
Blue
Warbler
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109
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Ovenbird
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42
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Western Palm
Warbler
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25
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Bay-breasted
Warbler
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23
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Veery
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20
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Slate-colored
Junco
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15
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Wood Thrush
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13
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Top 10
Passerine Species
Banded at BBBS,
October 2011
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Swainson'
Thrush
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56
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Black-throated
Blue Warbler
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52
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Slate-colored
Junco
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36
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American
Robin
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32
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Blue-headed
Vireo
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18
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Ruby-crowned
Kinglet
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18
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Tennessee
Warbler
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13
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Ovenbird
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12
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Gray-cheeked
Thrush
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10
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E. Tufted
Titmouse
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9
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The 10-year summary table
below presents the
most commonly
captured neotropical
passerine species at BBBS
through the 2010 banding
season.
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Top
10 Neotropical Species
Big
Bald Banding Station
2001-2010
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004 |
2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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Tennessee
Warbler
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538
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1,656
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1,240
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120
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580
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695
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788
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856
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243
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1019
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Swainson's
Thrush
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144
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80
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203
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120
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332
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389
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521
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353
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225
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341
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Black-throated
Blue
Warbler
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131
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135
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253
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158
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190
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180
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150
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310
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143
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247
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Cape
May Warbler
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4
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71
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117
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7
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52
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73
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74
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164
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10
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177
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Ovenbird
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31
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22
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23
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42
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61
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91
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157
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94
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44
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75
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Blue-headed
Vireo
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44
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18
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16
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37
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32
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58
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21
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24
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26
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32
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Magnolia
Warbler
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34
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49
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23
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15
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22
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29
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30
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51
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17
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25
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Bay-breasted
Warbler
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23
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16
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37
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18
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81
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39
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19
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12
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29
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14
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Wood
Thrush
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5
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3
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2
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8
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32
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24
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90
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16
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26
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30
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Rose-breasted
Grosbeak
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13
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3
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12
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29
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30
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17
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41
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11
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27
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27
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