to development. Banding can provide important
information on their movements, distribution and
site fidelity. Banding took place from June to August
2014 in the yards of 10 Kiawah residents. Most yards
were visited twice. A total of 111 painted buntings
were banded along with 73 recaptures. Some nontarget species captured and banded included: blue jay,
northern cardinal, Carolina wren, downy woodpecker,
and Carolina chickadee. To learn more about the
Painted Bunting Banding project, please visit www.
wildlifeatkiawah.com/paintedbuntingbanding.html.
Breeding Bird Survey (Point-counts): Performing
long-term, systematic counts of birds breeding within
an area can yield important information on the status
and trends of bird populations including population
densities for some species. The survey occurred
from May 21–May 30 at 238 locations across the
entire Island. Over the past six seasons, the overall
numbers have remained surprisingly consistent. No
major increasing or decreasing trends have been
noted for any species. In 2014, 3,286 individuals of
80 different species were counted. To learn more
about the Breeding Bird Survey, and see a frequency
and abundance table for each species over the past
five years, please visit www.wildlifeatkiawah.com/
pointcounts.html.
Top 10 species banded during 2014 fall migration
•• Common yellowthroat 1,217
•• Gray catbird 1,046
•• Yellow-rumped warbler 842
•• Painted bunting 210
•• Prairie warbler 188
•• Red-eyed vireo 185
•• American redstart 182
•• Palm warbler 95
•• Northern waterthrush 94
•• Ruby-crowned kinglet 80
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