A Bit Swampy

 Captain Sam's:

We didn't have many more birds than yesterday and were generally catching the same species until I came across a new suspect in a net! A good ole Swamp Sparrow graced us with its presence and we will expect many more to come as we progress further into the fall as they over-winter in South Carolina. These guys are relatively short distance migrants compared to many of the species we have already captured.

Hatch Year Swamp Sparrow (DE)

Swamp Sparrow Abundance Map

-- Dan E.

Little Bear:

Today was much like yesterday; we captured 35 birds, mostly Gray Catbirds. Unlike yesterday, we had no cloud cover and almost no breeze. The temperature soared quickly, and we ended up closing earlier than usual. Check back in tomorrow for what should be a much more exciting, post cold front, blog post. 

-Josh

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Traill's Flycatcher	-	-	1	-
White-eyed Vireo	-	1	1	-
Carolina Chickadee	-	2	-	-
House Wren	1	-	1	-
Carolina Wren	1	-	1	-
Gray Catbird	20	9	17	5
Brown Thrasher	1	1	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	1	-	1	-
Eastern Towhee	-	1	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	1	-	4	1
American Redstart	3	-	1	-
Northern Parula	1	-	-	-
'Western' Palm Warbler	1	-	-	-
'Myrtle' Yellow-rumped Warbler	1	-	-	-
Prairie Warbler	1	-	-	1
Northern Cardinal	-	2	-	-
Painted Bunting	-	1	1	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	35	28	63
# of Recaptures	17	7	24
# of Species	16	10	17
Effort (net-hours)	116	92.0	208
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	44.8	38.0	41.8
# of Nets	30	23	-

2020 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	3,437	1,958	5,395
# of Recaptures	661	280	941
# of Species	63	65	79
Effort (net-hours)	7,557.51	4,765.7	12,323.21
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	54.2	47.0	51.4
# of Days	61	50	-

 

Banding Staff

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