Captain Sam's:
Today was a slow but steady day. We had a total of 22 birds! Slowly we are increasing our numbers but not yet. I am hoping something gets pushed over to us as the storm Ida moves north. Also praying for everyone that was affected by the storm and that they are safe as well.
Hopefully tomorrow Captain Sam's will have their Northern Parula too!
-Kristin
Little Bear:
It was a little cooler as we opened the nets this morning (only 74 degrees!), and bird activity seemed to be up from the past few days. We had a relatively busy first net run, that matched our capture count from yesterday (14 birds), highlighted by 2 Eastern Kingbirds
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| Eastern Kingbird- these birds almost never sit still for photos, and this is by far the best picture I've gotten of the 4 we've caught so far this month |
After the first net check, the sun warmed things up fast and our capture rate dropped quickly- we only caught another 7 birds for the remaining 4 hours that we were open. But we had a few goodies, like a Prothonotary Warbler and our first-of-the-season (FOS) Northern Parula.
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| FOS Northern Parula, a hatch-year male |
We're optimistic that things will continue to pick up as this week goes on- hopefully our first 'big day' isn't too far off!
-Josh
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Downy Woodpecker | - | 1 | - | - |
Eastern Kingbird | - | - | 2 | - |
Red-eyed Vireo | 4 | - | 2 | - |
Carolina Chickadee | - | 1 | - | - |
Carolina Wren | - | 1 | - | - |
Ovenbird | - | - | 1 | - |
Northern Waterthrush | 4 | - | 6 | - |
Prothonotary Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 1 | - | 2 | - |
Northern Parula | - | - | 1 | - |
Prairie Warbler | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Painted Bunting | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| # of Recaptures | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| # of Species | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 132 | 97.5 | 229.5 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 16.67 | 21.5 | 18.7 |
| # of Nets | 30 | 23 | - |
| 2021 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 274 | 161 | 435 |
| # of Recaptures | 91 | 28 | 119 |
| # of Species | 34 | 25 | 39 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 2,040 | 1007.85 | 3,047.85 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 17.9 | 18.8 | 18.2 |
| # of Days | 16 | 10 | - |
Banding Staff
