Painted Bunting "Returns"

Bird activity seemed to slow down a bit today with 19 new birds and 14 recaptures of 9 different species.   Five of the Painted Bunting recaptures were returns from previous years!

Original Banding Info:
          1.  9/23/10 at KIBS; recaptured on 5/12/12 on Kiawah Island
          2.  7/19/12 on Kiawah Island (Inlet Cove)
          3.  8/15/12 at KIBS
          4.  7/1/09 at Seabrook Island; also recaptured in fall 2010
               and 2011 but interestingly not last year.   
          5.  Original banding date and location unknown;
               also recaptured during the fall of 2011 and 2012.

It was nice to get some of adult Painted Buntings today (including 2 males).  All of the adults are in molt right now replacing body feathers, wing coverts, and flight feathers.  

- Aaron             

NEW BIRDS
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
2 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Carolina Wren
3 Northern Mockingbird
1 Yellow Warbler
4 Prairie Warbler
1 Northern Waterthrush
6 Painted Bunting

RECAPTURES
1 Carolina Wren
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Prairie Warbler
2 Northern Cardinal
9 Painted Bunting

BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded:  19
# of Recaptures:  14
# of Species:  9
Effort:  102.0 net-hours
Capture Rate:  31.4 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets:  20