After the Rain, Another Slow Day

 Captain Sam's:

Today was quite a slow day. It started out very muggy but soon the sun made its way out making it super hot. After we closed up we worked on some net lane maintenance. We cleared some paths, where the vegetation was getting high and made up some more bridges to prepare for the high tides that usually comes in later in the season. I hope tomorrow will be a little busier and we start to see more birds!

-Kristin

Little Bear:

This morning we had a foggy, then overcast, morning at Little Bear, with a relatively low capture rate. We processed 21 birds, and it was nice to take our time enjoying some common species and exploring the various stages of molt (feather replacement) for each individual. We're hoping to see a little more migration happening tonight and our hopes are up for a slightly busier day, perhaps with a new species or two arriving to the island.

-Josh

 

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Downy Woodpecker	-	1	-	-
Traill's Flycatcher	2	-	1	-
White-eyed Vireo	1	1	1	-
Red-eyed Vireo	2	-	1	-
Carolina Wren	-	1	-	1
Northern Waterthrush	1	-	2	-
Common Yellowthroat	3	-	3	3
Yellow Warbler	-	-	1	-
Black-throated Blue Warbler	1	-	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	2	-	1
Painted Bunting	4	4	2	5

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	15	11	26
# of Recaptures	9	10	19
# of Species	24	21	11
Effort (net-hours)	129.3	116.6	245.9
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	18.6	18.0	18.3
# of Nets	30	22	-

2020 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	642	368	1010
# of Recaptures	223	67	290
# of Species	33	32	42
Effort (net-hours)	3028.61	1537.15	4565.76
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	28.6	28.3	28.5
# of Days	24	17	-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Dan Errichetti (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Vincent Weber (CS)
Sarah Mueller (LB)
Sarah Stewart (LB)
Josh Lefever (LB)