Alaska Bird Observatory

Total Birds Captured During Spring Migrations, 1992-1998

This table summarizes the total number of birds captured at Creamer's Field Migration Station during spring migrations 1992-1998.

Species

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Total

Green-winged Teal (Anas creca creca)

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus velox)

3

3

4

1

2

2

1

16

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis atricapillus)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

3

Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria cinnamomea)

5

3

4

2

6

4

0

24

Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens nelsoni)

0

0

1

2

2

1

1

7

Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus septentrionalis)

1

0

0

0

0

0

5

6

Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus fasciatus)

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus luteus)

1

1

0

3

2

3

0

10

Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)

2

11

8

8

4

3

5

41

Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)

12

15

20

29

12

17

11

116

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

2

Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina thalassina)

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

2

Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis canadensis)

1

0

0

0

0

2

0

3

Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus turneri)

8

6

8

7

10

5

5

49

Boreal Chickadee (Parus hudsonicus hudsonicus)

1

2

2

0

2

0

1

8

Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis kennicotti)

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula calendula)

20

1

5

7

7

4

4

48

Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus aliciae)

16

14

21

12

22

4

14

103

Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustalatus ustalatus)

28

51

58

49

84

28

39

337

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus euborius)

1

0

1

0

4

1

4

11

American Robin (Turdus migratorius migratorius)

31

37

39

54

46

47

79

333

Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius meruloides)

21

1

0

3

0

0

0

25

Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus pallidiceps)

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata celata)

40

55

51

53

36

22

53

310

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia banksi)

46

29

41

9

22

10

12

169

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata hooveri)

109

99

55

91

86

75

99

614

Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata)

19

8

24

0

8

3

7

69

Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis)

23

14

67

25

54

25

14

222

Wilson's Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla)

33

54

58

61

17

13

14

250

American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea ochracea)

36

1

9

9

24

1

12

92

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis anthinus)

57

17

37

33

59

17

38

258

Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca zaboria)

10

4

9

9

10

2

7

51

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii)

6

5

12

23

14

7

0

67

Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotricia atricapilla)

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii)

14

9

21

12

10

13

30

109

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis hyemalis)

29

12

26

42

99

39

49

296

Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus alascensis)

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus carolinus)

6

3

6

3

1

1

1

21

White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera leucoptera)

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea flammea)

81

21

237

90

10

17

639

1095

Hoary Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni hornemanni)

67

0

6

0

0

0

0

73

Total

727

479

831

640

659

368

1146

4850

Net Hours of Operation

6865

10552

11252

12731

12411

7548

6760

68119

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