We had a great morning at Captain Sam's today! We processed 57 birds, composed of 19 different species. And we banded our first swamp sparrow of the season.
But the most exciting news is- we caught a Philadelphia Vireo! It is only the 5th Philadelphia Vireo to ever make it into our nets here at KIBS! The last time a Philadelphia Vireo was banded at KIBS was in 2017. The other 3 captures were in 2012, 2013, and 2014. It was extra special because it was a lifer for both Kristin and me!
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| Hatch Year Philadelphia Vireo (Photo: Kristin Attinger) |
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| Curious Philadelphia Vireo |
Not to be outdone, here is our FOS Swamp Sparrow:
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| Hatch Year Swamp Sparrow (Photo: Kristin Attinger) |
Little Bear:
With cool temps and overcast skies, we had another
productive morning of mist netting at Little Bear- before approaching rain showers convinced us
to close the station a little early. We managed 84 captures of 15 species,
including our first Yellow-rumped Warbler. We’ve also
continued to catch a good number of Cape May Warblers (one of my personal
favorites), and today we had our first adult male.
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| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
2
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Philadelphia Vireo
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
House Wren
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
4
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
16
|
4
|
29
|
1
|
Brown Thrasher
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Black-and-white Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
2
|
2
|
14
|
-
|
American Redstart
|
5
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
Cape May Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
Northern Parula
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Magnolia Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Black-throated Blue Warbler
|
2
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
| Palm Warbler (Western) | 3 | - | 6 | - |
| Palm Warbler (Yellow) | 1 | - | - | - |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | - | - | 1 | - |
| Painted Bunting | 3 | - | 4 | 1 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
50
|
79
|
129
|
| # of Recaptures |
7
|
4
|
11
|
| # of Species |
19
|
15
|
22
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
89
|
72
|
157.7
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
64
|
115.3
|
88.8
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
20
|
48
|
| 2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
2,689
|
1,722
|
4,411
|
| # of Recaptures |
550
|
231
|
781
|
| # of Species |
62
|
58
|
77
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
6,998.35
|
2,892.9
|
9,891.25
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
46.3
|
67.5
|
52.5
|
| # of Days | 55 | 44 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Bethany Darby (CS)
Bill Kee (CS)
Josh Lefever (LB)
Dan Errichetti (LB)
Dave Sandahl (LB)
