Sunday, November 11, 2018

11 November 2018

CAPTAIN SAM'S

Today was a great day! The air was chilly but the birds were moving. We had a total of 55 newly banded birds and 17 recaptured birds. Our highlight of the day was catching 2 more American Robins during our first run. These birds are a rare catch in the nets and it's a delight to get to see them in the hand.
We did recaptured an older Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) today that was banded on 11/6/2014 as an after-hatch year making this bird at least 6 years old! It is pretty cool to catch an older bird knowing that its still in good health.

As the days start dwindling down, we are hoping for the best each day!

-Kristin

LITTLE BEAR

It was a windy start out at Little Bear and we had to close most of our nets after the first net run. We were able to open them back up towards the end of the morning as the wind decreased. Even with the less than ideal conditions, we caught an American Robin and a Savannah Sparrow, both firsts for the Little Bear site this fall. We ended the day with 16 new birds and 4 recaptures of 12 different species.

American Robin (hatch-year, male)
-Michael

SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2
-
-
-
Eastern Phoebe 
1
-
1
-
House Wren
-
1
-
-
Carolina Wren
-
-
-
1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
6
-
1
-
Hermit Thrush
1
2
-
-
American Robin
2
-
1
-
Gray Catbird
2
5
-
1
Northern Mockingbird
-
1
-
-
American Goldfinch 
2
-
-
-
Eastern Towhee
1
1
-
-
Savannah Sparrow
-
-
1
-
Song Sparrow
4
-
2
-
Swamp Sparrow
4
1
1
-
Orange-crowned Warbler
-
-
1
-
Common Yellowthroat
1
-
-
1
Cape May Warbler
-
-
-
1
Palm Warbler (Western)
1
-
-
-
Yellow-rumped Warbler
28
6
8
-


Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
55
16
71
# of Recaptures
17
4
21
# of Species
15
12
19
Effort (net-hours)
168.75
63.7
232.45 
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
42.7
31.4
39.6
# of Nets
27
18
45


2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
3,463
2,675
6,138
# of Recaptures
991
519
1,510
# of Species
76
75
92
Effort (net-hours)
9,789.4
4,768.15
14,557.55
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
45.5
67.0
52.5
# of Days8170-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Michael Gamble (LB)
Meredith Heather (LB)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Danae Mouton (CS)

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