After waking up and seeing the gloomy weather, I decided to give everybody a day off from banding. The rain looked like it was going to clear, so I went out to the spit and opened up some nets. It was very windy so I was only able to open 12 of our 28 nets. On top of that, the tide was extremely high and the banding site was inundated with water making it more difficult to move around the banding trails. Bird activity was extremely low and in a little less than than 2.5 hours I only captured 1 new bird and 3 recaptures. However, the new bird that I did catch was a Wilson's Warbler! Wilson's Warbler are quite rare on Kiawah Island, and we may only catch one (if we are lucky) each year.
-Aaron
 |
| Wilson's Warbler (Hatch year, female) |
LITTLE BEAR
No banding occurred at Little Bear today due to wind and rain.
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Wilson's Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
1
|
-
|
1
|
| # of Recaptures |
3
|
-
|
3
|
| # of Species |
3
|
-
|
3
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
26.9
|
-
|
26.9
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
14.9
|
-
|
14.9
|
| # of Nets |
12
|
-
|
12
|
| 2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
2,992
|
2283
|
5275
|
| # of Recaptures |
779
|
339
|
1118
|
| # of Species |
68
|
69
|
81
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
7484.1
|
3217.4
|
10701.5
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
50.4
|
81.5
|
59.7
|
| # of Days | 65 | 53 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
