Although we didn't get caught in the rain like the Little Bear crew, we did have to wait out some off-shore storms in the work truck this morning and opened up our nets a bit later than usual. With 90% humidity and quickly rising temperatures, we also had to close nets earlier than we would have liked. In total we had 5 new birds and 5 recaptures, for a total of 6 species. I got to band my first Black-throated Blue Warbler from Kiawah today, a very relaxed hatch-year female. Although I got to band Black-throated Blues up in Nova Scotia, I never get tired of seeing these guys in the hand. The females may not be as stunning in coloration as the males, but they still have that tell-tale white "hankerchief" in their wing, which make them easily distinguishable from other warbler species.
-Danaé
 |
| Hatch-year female, Black-throated Blue Warbler |
Little Bear
We received some nice rainstorms this morning, which delayed our start quite a bit. The storms were followed by a beautiful double rainbow. We only caught 4 new birds of 2 species and then had to close due to the heat. We had two adult female American Redstarts, which we all agree never get old.
-Joel
We received some nice rainstorms this morning, which delayed our start quite a bit. The storms were followed by a beautiful double rainbow. We only caught 4 new birds of 2 species and then had to close due to the heat. We had two adult female American Redstarts, which we all agree never get old.
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Northern Mockingbird
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
American Redstart
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Black-throated Blue Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
5
|
4
|
9
|
| # of Recaptures |
5
|
0
|
5
|
| # of Species |
6
|
2
|
7
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
88.9
|
40.0
|
128.9
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
11.2
|
10.0
|
10.9
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
20
|
48
|
| 2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
373
|
173
|
546
|
| # of Recaptures |
145
|
43
|
188
|
| # of Species |
32
|
18
|
34
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
3002.8
|
963.65
|
3966.45
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
17.3
|
22.4
|
18.5
|
| # of Days | 24 | 17 | - |
Banding Staff
Michael Gamble (CS)
Meredith Heather (LB)
Danaé Mouton (CS)
Kristin Attinger (LB)
Joanne Hamilton (CS)
Joel Throckmorton (LB)
