Monday, October 30, 2017

30 October 2017

Captain Sam's
It was a pretty chilly morning out at Captain Sam's with the temperature dipping just under 40 degrees. We had a good push of birds with this cold front and pretty good diversity as well. We captured 84 new birds and 24 recaptures of 25 different species. Mixed in with our usuals this time of year, we had a variety of warblers including American Redstarts, Black-throated Blues, Northern Parulas, a Black-and-white, and a Tennessee Warbler. We also caught another Sharp-shinned Hawk, this one being a hatch-year male.
Sharp-shinned Hawk (hatch-year, male)

Another highlight of the morning was this Corn Snake found on one of our trails!

Corn Snake

We also had a few recaptures that were banded in previous seasons here at KIBS. We caught a Gray Catbird that was banded as a hatch-year on November 1, 2012. It was recaptured 3 times in fall 2012, 2 times in winter 2012-2013, 1 time in fall 2014, and 2 times in fall 2016. We had a Yellow-rumped Warbler banded as an after-hatch-year female on November 29, 2014 and it had not been recapped until today.

-Michael

Little Bear 
Every night after sundown, and every morning before sunrise, we check the radar.  But it's not always to keep an eye on the weather.  During large migration events in the spring and fall, birds in flight can be detected with Doppler Radar.  Based on the radar last night, one might've assumed that today would've been an especially slow day.  Fortunately, that wasn't the case!

We finished this cold morning with 69 new birds and 15 recaps of 15 different species.  Our highlights included a nice Northern Parula, a hatch-year female Eastern Towhee, and a hatch-year White-crowned Sparrow.  We're hoping that we'll continue to have a decent amount of birds following this cold front.

-Brandon

Captain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1
-
-
-
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1
-
-
-
Downy Woodpecker
-
1
-
-
Eastern Phoebe
2
-
3
-
Blue-headed Vireo
2
-
-
-
Carolina Chickadee 
-
-
-
1
Carolina Wren
-
1
-
-
Golden-crowned Kinglet
1
-
-
-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1
1
-
-
Gray Catbird
24
16
21
10
Eastern Towhee
1
-
1
-
Song Sparrow
5
-
2
-
Swamp Sparrow
2
-
5
1
White-throated Sparrow
1
-
-
-
White-crowned Sparrow
-
-
1
-
Black-and-white Warbler
1
-
-
-
Tennessee Warbler
1
-
-
-
Orange-crowned Warbler
2
-
-
-
Common Yellowthroat
6
-
11
-
American Redstart3---
Northern Parula4-1-
Black-throated Blue Warbler21--
Palm Warbler8-9-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)112121
Prairie Warbler---1
Northern Cardinal -1-1
Indigo Bunting 4-1-
Painted Bunting112-



 Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
84
69
153
# of Recaptures
24
15
39
# of Species
25
15
28
Effort (net-hours)
158.6
122.0
280.6
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
68.1
68.9
68.4
# of Nets
26
20
46


Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Mattie VandenBoom (LB)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Kristen Oliver (CS)
Brandon Connare (LB)
Paul Carroll (CS)
Hannah Conley (LB)


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