Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16JUNE12 1966 EARLIEST ENTRY IN M A N O M E T 'S B A N D IN G RECORD: AN ADULT BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE BANDED BY KATHLEEN ANDERSON 11 MINIMUM AGE IN YEARS OF M A N O ME T 'S O L D E S T RECORDED GRAY CATBIRD 2700 NUMBER OF MILES TRAVELED BY ONE BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO BANDED AT MANOMET AND RECOVERED IN VILLAVICENCIO, COLOMBIA 448 NUMBER OF BIRDS CAPTURED DURING ONE SPRING DAY OF 2010; MANOMET'S BUSIEST DAY ON RECORD 1.52 I N T E R N A L DIAMETER (MM) OF HUMMINGBIRDBANDS JUNE16 1966 SECOND E N T R Y IN MANOMET'S BANDING RECORD; A YOUNG GRAY CATBIRD 15 AGE IN YEARS OF MANOMET'S OLDEST RECORDED LANDBIRD, A HAIRY WOODPECKER 2200 NUMBER OF MILES TRAVELED BY A PINE SISKIN BANDED AT MANOMET AND RECOVERED IN KIMBERLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA 3 NUMBER OF BELL'S VIREOS BANDED BY MANOMET. THIS SPECIES IS REPRESENTED IN MASSACHUSETTS BY ONLY 6 CONFIRMED SIGHTINGS 29.0 I N T E R N A L DIAMETER (MM) OF MUTE SWAN BANDS 50 N U M B E R O F YEARS MANOMET HAS BEEN BANDING LANDBIRDS 50 NUMBER OF LIGHTWEIGHT, N Y L O N M I S T- N E T S EMPLOYED AROUND MANOMET'S P R O P E R T Y E V E R Y F A L L AND SPRING 2100 A V E R A G E NUMBER OF BIRDS BANDED A N D P R O C E S S E D EVERY SEASON 250000 AS OF SEPTEMBER 2016, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NEWLY-CAPTURED BIRDS SINCE 1966. OUR 250,000TH? A GRAY CATBIRD! 26763 TOTAL NUMBER OF GRAY CATBIRDS HANDLED BY MANOMET SINCE 1966  300 A P P R O X I M A T E NUMBER OF BIRDS BANDED AT MANOMET THAT HAVE BEEN RE-OBSERVED ACROSS THE AMERICAS 70 NUMBER OF S P E C I E S CAPTURED IN A T Y P I C A L SEASON 18 WEIGHT (GRAM) OF AN AV E R A G E B L A C K P O L L WARBLER IN LATE FALL, PRIOR TO ITS MIGRATION OVER THE ATLANTIC BANDING B Y T H E NUMBERS 9 WEIGHT (GRAM) O F A N A V E R A G E BLACKPOLL WARBLER IN LATE SUMMER Manomet’s Banding Lab has much to celebrate. First, we have just completed our 50th consecutive year of landbird birding, making Manomet one of the longest-running banding programs in the country. Another impressive feat was the capture of our 250,000th bird. However, our most important reason for celebrating is hosting and educating hundreds of students to help inspire the next generation of birders, scientists, and stewards of our world. 14 | Manomet Partnerships for Sustainability • Fall / Winter 2016-17