Sunday, October 1, 2017

Windy!

Captain Sam's 
Today was pretty windy, much like yesterday. We were still able to run the large majority of the nets out at Captain Sam's. The winds, however, seemed to keep bird activity to a low. Our total captures for the day ended up being 80 birds. With the cold front arriving yesterday, we have not seen the typical influx of birds that usually ride the fronts down the coast. Windy nets can, however, affect capture rates as well, so it may be that the birds are around, but we are simply unable to catch them.
It is forecasted that these strong winds will continue into next week so our banding totals may continue to be at a low compared to the past couple of weeks.

-Kristen

Little Bear 
It felt like fall this morning, by South Carolina standards, with the arrival of our first real cold front of the season.  The cold front brought the morning temperatures down in to the mid-60s but also brought strong and gusty North East winds, which is the bane of Little Bear’s existence.  After arriving at the station, we quickly realized that none of the nets would be operational in these conditions and we were forced to call it a day.  Sadly, these winds are supposed to remain for a majority of the week and will continue to put a damper on Little Bear’s efforts.    

-Mattie

  SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
White-eyed Vireo
1
1
-
-
Red-eyed Vireo
1
-
-
-
Carolina Chickadee
-
2
-
-
House Wren
2
1
-
-
Gray Catbird
7
9
-
-
Ovenbird
-
1
-
-
Common Yellowthroat
30
4
-
-
American Redstart
10
2
-
-
Northern Parula
2
-
-
-
Yellow Warbler
-
2
-
-
Palm Warbler (Western)
1
-
-
-
Prairie Warbler
1
-
-
-
Indigo Bunting 
2
-
-
-
Painted Bunting 
1
-
-
-



 Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
58
-
58
# of Recaptures
22
-
22
# of Species
14
-
14
Effort (net-hours)
126.6
-
126.6
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
63.2
-
63.2
# of Nets
25-24
-
25-24


Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Kristen Oliver (CS)
Brandon Connare (CS)
Paul Carroll (CS)
Hannah Conley (CS)
Jake Zadik (CS)
Juliana Smith (CS)
Chris Snook (CS)