It was cloudy and calm with very little wind all morning. These are idea conditions for mist netting birds. In certain situations the sun can cause a glare on the nets making them more visible to the birds. When its windy, the nets move causing the birds to avoid them. Unfortunately, there were not many birds around the station today with only 20 new birds and 4 recaptures of 12 species. The bird of the day was our first Black-and-white Warbler of the fall. These strikingly patterned birds are fairly common migrants and winter residents on Kiawah Island. They exhibit a unique foraging behavior for a warbler. They creep along tree trunks and branches probing for insects, acting more like a nuthatch than a warbler.
-Aaron
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| Black-and-white Warbler (hatch-year, male) |
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Great Crested Flycatcher | 1 | - | - | - |
Traill's Flycatcher | 1 | - | - | - |
Carolina Chickadee | 1 | - | - | - |
Carolina Wren | - | 1 | - | - |
Ovenbird | 1 | - | - | - |
Northern Waterthrush | 6 | - | - | - |
Black-and-white Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Prothonotary Warbler | 1 | 1 | - | - |
American Restart | 2 | - | - | - |
Prairie Warbler | 2 | - | - | - |
Northern Cardinal | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Painted Bunting | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 20 | - | - |
| # of Recaptures | 4 | - | - |
| # of Species | 12 | - | - |
| Effort (net-hours) | 127.5 | - | - |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 18.8 | - | - |
| # of Nets | 30 | - | - |
| 2020 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 206 | - | - |
| # of Recaptures | 66 | - | - |
| # of Species | 27 | - | - |
| Effort (net-hours) | 914.95 | - | - |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 29.7 | - | - |
| # of Days | 8 | - | - |
