100+!

Captain Sam's:

Breaking news! We had our first 100+ bird day! We ended up banding 94 new individuals and processing 12 more recaptured birds. As you can guess, the vast majority were Common Yellowthroats with a whopping 70 new individuals and 3 recaps. I'd expect proportionately higher numbers of these guys for at least the rest of September as they move down the Eastern seaboard. They are after all one of our top three captured birds here at KIBS.

A first of the season for Captain Sam's did find its way into our nets this morning. We captured two Western Palm Warblers, but didn't have a photo op with them since we were quite busy. There will be plenty more opportunity to show them off. Maybe even as soon as tomorrow.

The king tide today was especially high as well. Our banding table was completely flooded presenting us with the unique banding experience that is KIBS!

- Dan E.

Little Bear:

The strong north wind that brought the influx of Common Yellowthroats here last night was still howling across the Little Bear site early this morning. A strong north wind is a double-edged sword for our end of the island- it brings new birds, but can also make it too risky to open many of our nets. We started the morning with 10 of our 22 nets open, and were able to get new bands on 19 Common Yellowthroats, as well as a few other warblers, and a new Painted Bunting whom I also outfitted with another one of our nanotags. More north winds are forecasted for the next few nights, and should continue to bring more southbound birds our way. If we're lucky, we'll be able to get more nets open tomorrow and starting catching some big numbers like Captain Sam's. 

-Josh  

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Red-eyed Vireo	2	1	0	0
Carolina Wren	0	2	0	0
Worm-eating Warbler	1	0	0	0
Northern Waterthrush	5	0	0	0
Black-and-white Warbler	0	1	0	0
Common Yellowthroat	70	3	19	0
Hooded Warbler	1	0	0	0
American Redstart	8	0	3	0
Yellow Warbler	0	0	2	0
Black-throated Blue Warbler	3	0	0	0
Western Palm Warbler	2	0	2	0
Prairie Warbler	2	0	0	0
Northern Cardinal	0	3	0	0
Painted Bunting	0	2	1	0

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	94	27	121
# of Recaptures	12	0	12
# of Species	13	5	14
Effort (net-hours)	110.05	28.35	138.4
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	96.3	95.2	96.1
# of Nets	29	10	-

2020 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	979	510	1489
# of Recaptures	277	94	371
# of Species	39	37	46
Effort (net-hours)	4020.06	2079.15	6099.21
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	31.2	29.1	30.5
# of Days	34	25	-

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Sarah Mueller (CS)
Sarah Stewart (CS)
Vincent Weber (CS)
Dan Errichetti (CS)
Kristin Attinger (LB)
Josh Lefever (LB)