Sunday, November 4, 2018

FOS: Savannah Sparrow

Captain Sam's:

Today was a great day! We had a total of 41 newly banded birds and 15 recaptures. We got our first Savannah Sparrow! Most sparrows are hard to tell apart and can take time to learn them! Here is a link that can describe a few sparrows that are similar and some easy characteristics to distinguish them apart.

After-hatch year Savannah Sparrow
-Kristin


Little Bear:

The radar looked decent for bird movement last night, but the wind kept those birds from landing. We had a slow morning at Little Bear shutting down early due to wind. In the few hours we were open, we banded 9 new birds and recaptured 14 birds of 10 species. No new species, but we are continuing to catch some late migrants, including Red-eyed Vireo, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and more Painted Buntings! We're all wondering where those Yellow-rumped Warblers are, as this time last year Little Bear was already catching high numbers of them daily. Hopefully we see that big push migrating down before we end the season.

-Meredith



SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1-1-
Blue-headed Vireo1---
Red-eyed Vireo--1-
Carolina Chickadee-1--
House Wren1---
Carolina Wren---1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet3---
Hermit Thrush31--
Gray Catbird58-8
Eastern Towhee---1
Savannah Sparrow1---
Song Sparrow1-1-
Swamp Sparrow--3-
Ovenbird1---
Orange-crowned Warbler1---
Common Yellowthroat1---
Cape May Warbler-1--
Blackpoll Warbler1---
Black-throated Blue Warbler--1
Palm Warbler (Western)1---
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 19-11
Northern Cardinal-1--
Indigo Bunting1---
Painted Bunting--12


Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
41
9
50
# of Recaptures
12
14
26
# of Species
18
10
24
Effort (net-hours)
144.65
49.8
194.45
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
36.6
46.2
39.1
# of Nets
28
20
48


2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
3,215
2,503
5,718
# of Recaptures
908
462
1,370
# of Species
72
71
88
Effort (net-hours)
8,813.95
4,077.7
12,891.65
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
46.8
72.7
55
# of Days7461-

Banding Staff

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