Tuesday, September 25, 2018

FOS Blue Grosbeak

Captain Sam's

We started off with a foggy morning today, but this didn't seem to deter the birds. In total, 58 new birds were banded, with 11 recaptures and 12 total species. We had a new species today, the Blue Grosbeak, which was an exciting capture here on Kiawah since we usually only catch one or two per season! Not only did we get to band a stunning after-hatch-year male, but we also had a hatch year Blue Grosbeak on our last net run of the day. Having only seen a Blue Grosbeak once before in the hand, getting to see two in one day was quite a thrill for me, especially the bright blue adult male. Another highlight for the day was a hatch-year Northern Parula, our second Parula of the season. Here's hoping the good birds continue over the days to come!

After-hatch-year male Blue Grosbeak

Hatch-year female Northern Parula

- DanaƩ

Little Bear

Today was another steady day with 38 birds banded of 8 species, and 8 recaptures of 6 species. The Grey Catbirds have started to arrive en masse, with 7 in one net! I love how animated these birds are, but they rarely stay still for pictures. Here's hoping to another cool start to the day tomorrow and more birds!

-Joanne



SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
"Traill's" Flycatcher
-
-
1
1
White-eyed Vireo
2
-
3
1
Red-eyed Vireo
3
1
1
-
Carolina Wren
-
1
-
1
Gray Catbird 
5
1
10
2
Eastern Towhee
-
1
-
-
Black-and-white Warbler
1
-
-
-
Common Yellowthroat
36
3
17
2
American Redstart
1
-
-
-
Northern Parula
1
-
-
-
Yellow Warbler
-
-
1
-
Palm Warbler (Western)
-
-
4
-
Northern Cardinal
1
1
-
-
Blue Grosbeak 
2
-
-
-
Painted Bunting
6
3
1
1



Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
58
38
96
# of Recaptures
11
8
19
# of Species
12
9
15
Effort (net-hours)
114.8
62.0
176.8
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
60.1
74.2
65.0
# of Nets
28
20
48


2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
881
556
1437
# of Recaptures
240
107
347
# of Species
45
34
53
Effort (net-hours)
4021.1
1540.5
5561.6
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
27.9
43.0
32.1
# of Days3427-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Michael Gamble (LB)
Meredith Heather (LB)
DanaĆ© Mouton (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Joanne Hamilton (LB)
Joel Throckmorton (CS)




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