10's Across the Board!

  CAPTAIN SAMS

Although the temps were slightly cooler this morning, the dew point was still relatively high causing the air to be saturated with moisture resulting in wet vegetation.  I am looking forward to drier conditions tomorrow morning with lower humidity and dew points being predicted.  

Despite the wet start, we had a productive day of banding with 67 new birds and 32 recaptures.  There was definitely some migration last night as some new individuals moved into the area.  We banded two more Brown Creepers which makes 7 for the season.  That may not sound like a lot but over the last 15 years we have only banded a total of 15 at Captain Sams. 

Looking ahead, we are in store for much cooler temperatures for the next several days with lows in the 50s and the highs only reaching into the mid to upper 60s.  In theory, this should help bring some more birds into our area as lingering migrants will take advantage of the north winds.

-Aaron

LITTLE BEAR

Although today's conditions at the station were pretty damp, it was a nice cool morning starting in the mid 60's! It wasn't a busy day; We caught exactly 10 new birds and 10 recaps (and 10 species, oddly). Still, we stayed productive with some net repair between runs. 

Painted Bunting (hatch-year, sex unknown)

This season continues to be Little Bear's best yet for Painted Buntings, as we caught our 286th new individual today! Of our most common species that we encounter here at KIBS, these birds are my favorite. Adult males are arguably one of the most vibrant birds you can find in South Carolina, but even the all-green females and young have their charm (After all, what other green birds can you find around this area? Not many!). 

-Lisa Viviano

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	1	-	-	-
Eastern Phoebe	2	-	1	-
Golden-crowned Kinglet	3	1	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	4	3	2	-
Brown Creeper	2	-	-	-
Gray Catbird	3	6	1	5
Hermit Thrush	1	2	-	-
White-crowned Sparrow	1	-	-	-
White-throated Sparrow	-	1	-	-
Song Sparrow	4	-	-	1
Swamp Sparrow	-	3	-	2
Orange-crowned Warbler	3	-	1	-
Common Yellowthroat	-	-	1	-
Cape May Warbler	-	1	-	-
Myrtle Warbler	43	14	3	1
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	1
Painted Bunting	-	-	1	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	67	10	77
# of Recaptures	32	10	42
# of Species	15	10	25
Effort (net-hours)	168	135.2	302.2
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	58.9	14.8	39.4
# of Nets	32	26	58

2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	5,236	3,324	8,560
# of Recaptures	1,191	932	2,123
# of Species	87	87	102
Effort (net-hours)	14,267.8	9,302.1	23,439.85
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	45	45.8	45.6
# of Days	87	77

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Michael Gamble (CS)

Kristin Attinger (LB)

Natalie Miller (CS)

Lisa Viviano (LB)

Noah Nei (LB)

Note:  All banding, marking, and sampling is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Bird Banding Lab.