Thursday, September 21, 2023

A Pleasant September Morning

 Captain Sams:

We had a nice chilled morning at the station today. Even though the strong NE wind was pushing things away from the nets, we managed to capture 27 birds with 10 recaptures today. The constant 90 percent cloud cover all morning brought us bird slow but steady. Almost every net run, we had about 4 birds or so, giving us some time to review the aging, skulling skills that we've gained so far. 

Interestingly, the celebrity Bell's Vireo captured yesterday found his way to our net again today. We processed him quickly so that he could get rid of us again, and we found not fat stored yet. Hopefully, this little guy could gain some fat and continue his way to his wintering ground. Additionally, a
fter Little Bear got their first House Wren, we also caught one today. He was a little pudgy that traveled through the area as they don't breed around the Island. 

The wind is coming from the North tonight, so maybe more movement will pick up. But hopefully the strength of the wind doesn't spoil our work too much!


-Wentao


Little Bear:

Not too many birds today, with a small grand total of 15. The day had a challenging start, with mosquitos aplenty, but we stayed strong and ended the day with high spirits. 


Natalie prepared to take on the masses of mosquitos!

The day brought us nine different species, including a Downy Woodpecker, a Veery, and a sassy but cute hatch-year White-eyed Vireo.

 

hatch-year White-eyed Vireo

Surely things will pick up again soon, and we are looking forward to all the birds coming our way!

-Brittany


Note:  All banding, marking, and sampling is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s BBL
  Species  Captain SamsLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Downy Woodpecker
--1-
Traill's Flycatcher
1---
White-eyed Vireo
-211
Bell's Vireo
-1--
Red-eyed Vireo
----
House Wren
1---
Gray Catbird
-11-
Veery
--1-
Ovenbird
1---
Northern Waterthrush
1-11
Common Yellowthroat
933-
American Redstart
-3--
Northern Parula
1---
Yellow Warbler
1-1-
Western Palm Warbler
----
Northern Cardinal
--1-



Today's Banding StatsCaptain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
18
14
32
# of Recaptures
10
2
22
# of Species
13
9
21
Effort (net-hours)
139.2
93.3
232.5
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
20.1
17.1
23.2
# of Nets
32
25
57

2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
997
580
1577
# of Recaptures
300
147
447
# of Species
42
47
54
Effort (net-hours)
5507.35
3006.65
8514
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
23.6
24.2
23.9
# of Days362763

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Kristin Attinger (LB)
Brittany Holliker (LB)
Matt Hixson (CS)
Camille Blose (CS)
Wentao Yang (CS)
Natalie Miller (LB)

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