Sunday, November 29, 2015

The Penultimate Day of 2015 Fall Season

CAPTAIN SAM'S

There was a small increase in bird activity today with 19 new birds and 15 recaptures of 6 different species.  Yellow-rumped Warbler chips were much more evident around the banding station than in previous days.  Consequently, they made up a bulk of the new captures with 15.  Today was also the first day in about 2-3 weeks where the wind was not a factor; all of the nets hung motionless. However, I don't really think that played a big part in the increase in the number of birds captured. The number of recaptures has stayed fairly steady over the last 3 weeks with an average of 14.2 recaptures per day.  There was a little activity on the radar last night so I guess there are still some birds on the move.

-Aaron        



  Species Captain Sam's Little Bear
New Recaps New Recaps
House Wren
-
1
-
-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
2
2
-
-
Gray Catbird
2
7
-
-
Yellow-rumped Warbler
15
3
-
-
Swamp Sparrow
-
1
-
-
White-throated Sparrow
-
1
-
-







 Banding Stats Captain Sam's Little Bear TOTAL
# Birds Banded
19


# of Recaptures
15


# of Species
6


Effort (net-hours)
150.0


Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
22.7


Nets
25



Banding Staff
Aaron Given
Amy and Aidan Given (for a little bit)