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Rouge River Bird Observatory
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of total |
| 1. American Robin | 3475 | 11.2% |
| 2. Gray Catbird | 3377 |
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| 3. American Goldfinch | 2460 | 7.9 |
| 4. White-throated Sparrow | 1869 | 6.0 |
| 5. Swainson's Thrush | 1508 | 4.8 |
| 6. Song Sparrow | 1197 |
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| 7. Yellow-rumped Warbler |
1150 |
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| 8. Hermit Thrush |
920 |
3.0 |
| 9. Magnolia Warbler | 826 |
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| 10. Nashville Warbler* | 727 |
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The composition of this list has remained pretty much static all these years. In fall 2009, American Robin surpassed Gray Catbird, unseating the catbird as the most common species since we started banding on campus. In fall 2008, Nashville Warbler inched out White-crowned Sparrow for 10th place. |
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Most commonly banded species by season, 1992-2009 |
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100 net hours |
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100 net hours |
| Gray Catbird | 2.67 | American Robin | 5.83 |
| American Goldfinch | 2.43 | Gray Catbird | 4.54 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 1.79 | American Goldfinch | 3.05 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 1.53 | White-throated Sparrow | 2.35 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | 0.98 | Swainson's Thrush | 2.28 |
| Yellow Warbler | 0.84 | Song Sparrow | 1.76 |
| Swamp Sparrow | 0.81 | Hermit Thrush | 1.48 |
| Magnolia Warbler | 0.80 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 1.22 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 0.80 | Magnolia Warbler | 1.03 |
| Nashville Warbler | 0.75 | Slate-colored Junco | 1.02 |
Please note: All data is provisional and not to be cited without permission.