
Fall 2009
WEEKLY BANDING TOTALS
| Week of | Total
No. of Species Banded |
Total
No. of Species Banded for the Week |
Total No. of Birds Banded for the Week | Banding
Total for Fall 2009 |
Banding
Total for Fall 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23rd – Oct 29th | 105 |
35 |
434 |
8365 |
4826 |
| Oct 16th – Oct 22nd | 101 |
39 |
983 |
7932 |
4621 |
| Oct 9th – Oct 15th | 98 |
42 |
1283 |
6949 |
4340 |
| Oct 2nd – Oct 8th | 93 |
45 |
973 |
5666 |
3436 |
| Sept 25th – Oct 1st | 91 |
53 |
1031 |
4693 |
2350 |
| Sept 18th – Sept 24th | 81 |
44 |
888 |
3661 |
1782 |
| Sept 11th – Sept 17th | 74 |
50 |
1250 |
2773 |
1466 |
| Sept 4th – Sept 10th | 66 |
44 |
346 |
1523 |
973 |
| Aug 28th – Sept 3rd | 62 |
48 |
363 |
1177 |
752 |
| Aug 21st – 27th | 46 |
38 |
436 |
814 |
464 |
| Aug 15th – 20th | 36 |
32 |
207 |
378 |
257 |
| Pre 14th Aug | 19 |
19 |
182 |
182 |
58 |
** The Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory is now posting updated information on the bird species banded on a weekly basis and the totals for each to date. Check in on us every week on the Banding Statistics page for the latest results.
FALL BANDING VISITORS

Paola Rossi is an orthithologist with the Chilean governement and works with the newly formed Chilean bird banding program. The Canadian and Chilean governments have an international agreement to work on environmental issues of mutual concern and migratory birds has featured strongly in these cooperative efforts. Paola is in Canada for two months training to advance her bird banding skills. She will become one of Chile's primary bird bander trainers and will start a migration station for monitoring, research and education.
