Lake Erie Bass Islands During the 20 11 banding season, banding occurred Avian Research Program on 29 days, when 787 individual birds of66 species were banded on South Bass, Middle Bass, and In the early 2000s, the Lake Erie Islands Historical North Bass Islands. All of the banding done on Society began sponsoring Elderhostel programs on North Bass Island was conducted by James South Bass Island. One dealt with fishing and the Marshall as part of his study of avian use of the other with wine making and natural history of the vineyards there. islands. The popularity of evening natural history programs and optional morning bird walks soon led In addition, 52 banded birds were recaptured. Of to a birding Elderhostel. these, 62% were banded in past years. One individual was first banded in 2008, nine birds were In 2003, I was asked by Lisa Brohl, one of the banded in 2009, 22 birds in 2010, and 20 earlier in leaders of the Elderhostel, to present a one-day 2011. Perhaps the most outstanding record for this program on bird banding and give a demonstration. year was a Northern Cardinal captured on 2 May The demonstration was conducted on a 20-acre 2011 and which exhibited gynandromorphy, a property owned by Mark and Barb Barnhill on the condition in which the individual has both sets of eastern-most part of the island. The program was a sex chromosomes and exhibits both male and success and I was asked back each year after. female plumages.

In the summer of2006, I retired from teaching. Lisa H. Thomas Bartlett called and asked if I would work the week-long 1833 South Winfield Drive Elderhostel. I agreed and banding increased. In Tiffin, OH 44883 2008, the Elderhostel program increased to two [email protected] sessions. Lisa is also the chair of the Lake Erie Islands Chapter of the Black Swamp Land Conservancy. She began using the data we were Notice- Back Issues Available collecting to help secure funds to buy land on the islands. In 2009, she convinced me to start banding Cathie Hutcheson is managing back issues ofiBBA on Middle Bass Island. publications and is maintaining a complete library ofiBBA publications. Hutcheson intends to reduce In 2010, one of my sub-permittees, James Marshall the bulk of the current inventory by recycling working at Stone Lab, began a summer banding excess copies. To meet these goals, the following project on all ofthe Lake Erie Islands. So, again this announcements are provided: year, we now have some bird banding data for South Bass Island, Middle Bass Island, and North Available: North American Bird Bander (NABB) Bass Island plus my long-term data from Kelleys from 1980 (vol. 5, no. 1) through 2009 (vol. 34, no. Island. Banding data which have been collected 4) as well as a few issues of earlier volumes of over the last nine years have been used to purchase NABB ; issues of Inland Bird Banding from 1979 properties on South Bass Island (ScheeffEast Point (vol. 51, no. 1) through 1981 (vol. 53, no. 3; issue Preserve) and on Middle Bass Island (Middle Bass no. 4 was never published); IBBA Newsletter from Island East Point Preserve) within the past year. The 1979- 1986; and/BBA News from 1965 (vol. 37)to Put-in-Bay Township Park District as new owners 1968 (vol. 40). Please email [email protected] to will use the banding data to help manage the make inquiries about obtaining copies of any of properties for migratory and nesting birds in the these publications. Current inventory will be future. It is hoped that the banding projects can be available for a limited time before excess holdings increased in years to come. are recycled.

Jul- Sep 2012 North American Bird Bander Page 117 IBBA Library needs NABB 1976 (vol. 1, no. 1, 3, suitable. Also, copies of any of the first 36 volumes and 4), 1977 (vol. 2, no. 1 and 4), 1978 (vol. 3, no. of IBBA News would be appreciated. 1), 1979(vol.4,no.1 and3);andlBBANews, 1965 Cathie Hutcheson (vol. 37, no. 1, 3, and 6). Scanned copies are 1 Rowan Road Makanda, IL 52958 hutche@ siu.edu ffiBA Annual Report of Birds Banded, 2011 This table represents a summary of bird banding reported. Inclusion of one game agency's dove banding reported from the IBBA region for 20 11. This is the placed White-winged Dove with 5489 as third and 2392 tenth consecutive year of this report. Thirty-nine Mourning Doves as fifth. White-throated Sparrow was banders reported banding 87,909 birds and 308 species/ reported as fourth with 2959. Myrtle Warbler was sixth forms. Ohio banders reported 3 1% ofbanded birds with with 270 I, Purple Martin seventh with 1801, Gray Illinois/Indiana reporting 23%, Texas 22%, and Catbird eighth with 2304, Black-chinned Hummingbird Michigan/Minnesota/Wisconsin 14%. ninth with 1662, and, Swainson's Thrush tenth with 1643. Ruby-throated Hummingbird was again the Number Brent Ortego One species reported with 11,220 banded. This is both Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart ment reflective of the abundance of the species and the strong 2805 N. Navarro. Suite 600B interest in the banding community with this species. Victoria, TX 7790 I American Goldfinches was second again with 6662 [email protected]. tx. us

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