Slow Days Don't Stop the Birds

Captain Sam's:

Yet another slow day for us, but I did get the opportunity to band and enjoy the intricacies of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. We did also catch a first of the season bird for KIBS. A Saltmarsh Sparrow was flushed into net 30 out by the river. They are one of my favorite sparrows and seeing them up close is always quite special for me.

Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Second Year)

Saltmarsh Sparrow (Hatch Year)

Little Bear:

Today was a slow day. Very little movement today with the south west winds. With a total of 16 birds with a total of 8 species. Our highlight of the day was an Eastern Screech Owl. It showed up right after we opened our nets. I'm hoping the winds tomorrow might bring in some more birds.

Eastern Screech Owl

-Kristin

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Eastern Screech-Owl	-	-	1	-
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	1	-	-	-
White-eyed Vireo	-	-	-	1
Gray Catbird	3	5	2	5
Saltmarsh Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	1	1	1	1
Blackpoll Warbler	-	-	-	1
Black-throated Blue Warbler	-	1	-	-
Palm Warbler	2	1	2	-
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	1
Indigo Bunting	-	-	1	-
Painted Bunting	-	1	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	9	7	16
# of Recaptures	10	9	19
# of Species	9	8	13
Effort (net-hours)	95.2	77.25	172.45
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	20.0	20.7	20.3
# of Nets	28	20	48

2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	3,433	2,269	5,702
# of Recaptures	795	342	1,137
# of Species	79	69	93
Effort (net-hours)	8,441	3,817.55	12,258.6
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	50.1	68.4	55.8
# of Days	65	54	-

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Dan Errichetti (CS)
Arcata Leavitt (LB)
Dave Sandahl (LB) 
Kristin Attinger (LB)
Bethany Darby (CS)
Lydia Moore (CS)