Tuesday, November 11, 2014

11 November 2014

Well it appears we have entered the late season doldrums with only 28 new birds and 16 recaptures of 12 different species.  Fortunately, we captured a Sharp-shinned Hawk and 2 Common Ground-Doves to spice things up a bit.  I'm hoping that the polar vortex that is racing across the northern United States will push some birds south.  

NEW BIRDS
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Common Ground-Dove
2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2 Gray Catbirds
21 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Swamp Sparrow

RECAPTURES
1 Common Ground-Dove
1 Carolina Chickadee
2 House Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
2 Gray Catbird
5 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Eastern Towhee
1 Swamp Sparrow
1 Northern Cardinal

BANDING STATS
# of New Birds:  28
# of Recaptures:  16
# of Species:  12
Effort:  124.1 net-hours
Capture Rate:  35.5 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets:  23 (3 nets closed early due to wind)

BANDING STAFF
Aaron Given
Libby Natola
Matt Zak
Mattie VandenBoom