Captain Sams:
We had a pretty slow day at Captain Sams, with a total of 29 birds. A few of these feathery friends included a recap Brown Thrasher, a recap hatch-year White-crowned Sparrow, and a recap White-throated Sparrow. Our new birds of the day only consisted of three species. We had one Hermit Thrush and one Swamp Sparrow, and unsurprisingly, 12 Yellow-rumped Warblers. Without many birds visiting, we had plenty of time for some net repairs. What will tomorrow bring? Time will tell.
-Brittany
Little Bear:
The crew at Little Bear was surprised by warmer temperatures and wet conditions as we opened our nets. The day was slow with 32 birds captured; 23 were newly banded and the remaining 9 were recaptured. 15 Yellow-rumped Warblers were a large portion of new individuals, but 8 other species found their way into our nets today as well. Almost all are common at this time of year, like Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Orange-crowned Warbler, save for one: House Finch! It is uncommon that Little Bear captures House Finches and we were lucky enough to band two of them today. Both were hatch-year males and were caught right next to each other in the same net.
We hope that more flocks of Yellow-rumped Warblers find our nets in the few remaining days to come. It's starting to really hit us that the end of the season is sadly fast approaching...
-Matt
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Eastern Phoebe | - | - | 1 | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
House Wren | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Gray Catbird | - | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Brown Thrasher | - | 1 | - | - |
Hermit Thrush | - | 2 | - | - |
House Finch | - | - | 2 | - |
White-crowned Sparrow | - | 1 | - | - |
White-throated Sparrow | - | 1 | - | - |
Swamp Sparrow | 1 | - | - | - |
Eastern Towhee | - | - | - | 1 |
Orange-crowned Warbler | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 12 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
Northern Cardinal | - | - | - | 2 |
Painted Bunting | - | - | 1 | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 14 | 23 | 37 |
| # of Recaptures | 15 | 9 | 24 |
| # of Species | 9 | 10 | 15 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 165.9 | 131.25 | 297.06 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 17.5 | 24.4 | 20.5 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 25 | 57 |
| 2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4238 | 3269 | 7507 |
| # of Recaptures | 1045 | 709 | 1754 |
| # of Species | 81 | 85 | 95 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 13,999.55 | 8,734.8 | 22,734.35 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 37.7 | 45.5 | 40.7 |
| # of Days | 85 | 73 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)