Bird Banding Data for Black Rock Lodge, Belize 2016-2018

Study Extent

Data was collected at Black Rock Lodge on December 2016 to March 2017 and November 2017 to March 2018.

Sampling

The data was collected following the MoSI protocol in which 16 mist-nets are set up at a station covering approximately 9 hectares. The station is operated for three days every month from November to March. Mist-nets are opened at sunrise and are checked every half hour for a total of six hours per day. Birds caught in the nets are safely extracted and taken back to a processing station where they are identified to the species level and data is collected on fat, age, sex, weight etc. All resident and migrant songbirds captured in the nets are banded except for hummingbirds.

Quality Control

The station is operated by experienced and certified bird banders and assistants. Ageing and sexing resources and materials are used to properly age and sex birds and photos are taken for references.

Method steps

1. This data set was collected using the MoSI protocol.

Black Rock Lodge (BRL) is a private property that abuts the Elijio Panti National Park in the Western part of Belize. BRL is mostly comprised of moist tropical forest and mixed Yucatan dry forest on the mountain top.