Tuesday, October 25, 2016

October 25, 2016

Captain Sam's
Birds were on the move again last night and as a result we had 101 new birds and 28 recaptures, comprised of 21 species.  It seems Gray Catbirds have relinquished their reign to the Yellow-rumped Warblers with only 5 new catbirds being banded versus 55 yellow-rumps.  Highlights included a second-year female Cooper’s Hawk and our 6th Brown Creeper of the season.  
Brown Creeper

Brown Creeper’s are well adapted for spending their lives creeping along tree trunks.  Their brown mottled plumage allows them to seamlessly blend in with tree bark.  Their large feet and stiff tails aid in their ability climb on tree bark.  Their eyes are set far forward which allows them to examine bark closely with binocular vision.  They also have a long, decurved bill that is prefect for probing out invertebrates hidden in the bark.   

-Mattie
   
Little Bear

Today was a little slower than yesterday with 64 new birds and 17 recaptures making up 15 species. We did recapture the Northern Waterthrush from yesterday and the Tennessee Warbler from a few days ago. Our main species were still the Yellow-rumped Warbler and the Gray Catbird with the warbler beating the Catbird in numbers. It is still early in Yellow-rump season so we should be seeing those numbers go up as the season continues and some more cold fronts come in.

-Alison



  Species Captain Sam's Little Bear
New Recaps New Recaps
Mourning Dove
-
-
1
-
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
-
1
-
-
Cooper's Hawk
1
-
-
-
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1
-
-
-
Eastern Phoebe
-
-
2
-
Carolina Chickadee
1
-
-
-
Brown Creeper
1
-
-
-
Golden-crowned Kinglet
2
-
3
-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6
1
-
-
Swainson's Thrush
1
-
-
-
Hermit Thrush
3
-
-
-
Gray Catbird
5
10
13
10
Brown Thrasher
-
-
-
1
Northern Waterthrush
-
-
-
1
Common Yellowthroat
6
4
3
1
Orange-crowned Warbler
2
-
2
-
Tennessee Warbler
-
-
-
1
Common Yellowthroat
6
4
3
1
American Redstart
-
1
-
-
Northern Parula
-
1
-
-
Palm Warbler (Yellow)
2
7
-
-
Palm Warbler (Western)
-
-
1
-
Yellow-rumped Warbler
55
-
34
3
Eastern Towhee
1
-
-
-
Song Sparrow
5
-
2
-
Swamp Sparrow
8
-
1
-
Northern Cardinal
-
3
-
-
Indigo Bunting
-
-
1
-
Painted Bunting
1
-
1
-

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 Banding Stats Captain Sam's Little Bear TOTAL
# Birds Banded
101
64
165
# of Recaptures
28
17
57
# of Species
21
15
28
Effort (net-hours)
162.5
56.0
218.5
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
79.4
144.6
101.6
# of Nets
26
16
42

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)
Nancy Raginski (CS)