Friday, November 3, 2023

Friday, November 3rd 2023

 Captain Sams:

It was a steady Friday for us as we began the morning with some bobcat patrol. Despite the cold, there was some activity early this morning, followed by a small lull, and then some more activity as it warmed up. The Ruby-crowned Kinglets are increasing in numbers, as well as the Myrtle Warblers. The Hermit Thrushes are slowly starting to increase in presence and so are the Song and Swamp Sparrows. Also, most of the Catbirds we are seeing these days are recaps. As the temperature increases this weekend and next week, we hope and increase in bird activity will follow.

- Camille



Little Bear:

Today was a definitely a different day than yesterday. It was still a tad chilly at the start of the morning but did warm up a bit later on. The birds were a little more quiet today, except for the occasional flocks of myrtles and the overpowering calls of the catbirds. It was nice to see a few recapture birds from previous; including a House Wren and Gray Catbird that was banded in 2022, a Myrtle Warbler that was banded in 2021. We ended our day with almost an even amount, with 22 newly banded birds and 19 recaptures. 

The weather looks to be warming up in the next few days, so it will be interesting to see if we stay busy or slow down even more.

-Kristin


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
Eastern Phoebe
--1-
Golden-crowned Kinglet
-11-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
924-
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
--1-
House Wren
2221
Gray Catbird
17514
Hermit Thrush
13--
White-throated Sparrow
1---
Song Sparrow
5---
Swamp Sparrow
3-1-
Common Yellowthroat
2---
American Redstart
-1--
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
11371
Northern Cardinal
-1-1
Painted Bunting
---1


Today's Banding StatsCaptain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
36
22
58
# of Recaptures
17
19
36
# of Species
13
11
16
Effort (net-hours)
188.8
116.25
305.05
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
29.7
35.3
30.8
# of Nets
32
25
57

2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
3973
3,084
7,057
# of Recaptures
953
639
1,592
# of Species
80
84
93
Effort (net-hours)
12,849.2
7,876.05
20,725.25
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
41.73
47.3
41.73
# of Days7866-

Banding Staff

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

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