Tuesday, September 13, 2016

September 13, 2016

Captain Sam's

Captain Sam's was somewhat shy of of having a hundred bird day with 72 new birds banded along with 3 recaptures. The site received a good deal of rain while we opened nets, but thankfully held off for the rest of our time out there. Common Yellowthroats made up about half of our captures with 36 banded. Along with the plethora of Common Yellowthroats, we also captured a Worm-eating Warbler, which happened to be the first of the season for Captain Sam's. The Worm-eating Warbler's name is truly indicative of it's feeding behavior as it feeds primarily on worms and caterpillars. Worm-eating Warblers can be sometimes mistaken for Swainson's Warblers, due to similar marking on their heads.

-Ryan

Little Bear

Little Bear had a mildly busy day today with 41 new birds and 6 recaptures. Although it was clear there were storms in the distance that seemed to go around this site only mildly drizzling for a few minutes. Most of the species caught today were the same we've been catching for a few weeks now with the exception of the Eastern Towhee which we haven't seen in a little while. We're hopeful the weather will continue to bring us good numbers.

-Collette

  Species Captain Sam's Little Bear
New Recaps New Recaps
"Traill's" Flycatcher
-
-
1
-
Bell's Vireo
-
1
-
-
Red-eyed Vireo
7
2
-
-
Carolina Chickadee
-
-
-
1
Carolina Wren
-
-
-
2
Worm-eating Warbler
1
-
-
-
Northern Waterthrush
8
-
5
-
Black and White Warbler
2
-
-
-
Prothonotary Warbler
1
-
-
-
Common Yellowthroat
36
-
12
-
American Redstart
6
-
-
-
Northern Parula
1
-
-
-
Yellow Warbler
2
-
7
-
Black-throated Blue Warbler
1
-
-
-
Prairie Warbler
6
-
5
1
Eastern Towhee
-
-
1
-
Northern Cardinal
-
-
1
-
Painted Bunting
1
-
9
1




 Banding Stats Captain Sam's Little Bear TOTAL
# Birds Banded
72
41
113
# of Recaptures
3
5
8
# of Species
13
10
18
Effort (net-hours)
136.5
90
226.5
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
54.95
51.1
53.4
Nets
26
20
46

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Alison Nevins (LB)
Col Lauzau (LB)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Michael Rodgers (LB)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)