Monday, October 8, 2018

FOS Lincoln's Sparrow

Captain Sam's

Both sites got off to delayed starts due to storms this AM. We frequently had to open and close nets for short periods of time throughout the day. We had 41 new birds and 12 recaps of 10 species this morning. The Catbirds continue to dominate as our top species. We are also starting to keep our eye on Hurricane Michael this week, as it is expected to move our way with strong winds. After that, we are hoping for significant pushes of migrants following a cold front from the north!

-Joel

Little Bear

It was a rainy and windy morning out at Little Bear. We made it out to the site in the morning just in time to get the tent up before it started pouring. After opening, we were constantly shutting down nets throughout the morning until the combination of wind and rain caused us to completely shut down mid-morning. We ended the day with 19 new birds and 1 recapture of 7 species. Even though the weather did not cooperate and we did not get a lot of banding hours in, we did catch a first-of-the-season Lincoln's Sparrow! This is one of the rarer sparrow species we catch, and we have not caught one since the fall of 2015 where we caught two, one at each site.

Lincoln's Sparrow (hatch-year, sex unknown)


-Michael


  SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Downy Woodpecker
-
1
-
-
White-eyed Vireo
1
-
-
-
Red-eyed Vireo
1
-
-
-
Carolina Chickadee
-
2
-
-
Carolina Wren
-
1
-
-
Gray Catbird
25
7
4
-
Northern Mockingbird
-
-
1
-
Lincoln's Sparrow
-
-
1
-
Common Yellowthroat
10
-
7
-
American Redstart
2
-
1
-
Yellow Warbler
-
-
2
-
Black-throated Blue Warbler
1
-
-
-
Prairie Warbler
-
-
2
-
Painted Bunting1121




Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
41
20
61
# of Recaptures
11
1
12
# of Species
10
8
14
Effort (net-hours)
97.5
29.5
127
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
53.3
71.2
57.4
# of Nets
28
20
48


2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
1,554
1,216
2,770
# of Recaptures
366
175
541
# of Species
47
47
60
Effort (net-hours)
5407.3
2,274.3
7,681.6
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
35.5
61.1
43.1
# of Days4740-

Banding Staff

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

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