Meet the 2025 KIBS Banding Crew

 CAPTAIN SAMS

Today was the first day that the 2025 banding crew was all together. I'd like to welcome Liz, Arden, Camille, and Jeremiah to the team. I am looking forward to working with them this fall! Click here to meet the 2025 KIBS banding crew. 

Bird activity slowed down a little bit today with 21 new birds and 5 recaptures of 11 species. Prairie Warblers and Northern Waterthrushes made up a majority of the catch. We got our first-of-the-season Blue-gray Gnatcatcher and Black-and-White Warbler today as well as recapturing the Kentucky Warbler from Friday. 

We also caught the second Hooded Warbler in as many days. Both have been juvenile females which lack the black throat and black hood that the males display.  

Hooded Warbler (hatch year, female)

-Aaron

Species	Captain Sams		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	1	-	-	-
Northern Waterthrush	5	-	-	-
Black-and-white Warbler	1	-	-	-
Prothonotary Warbler	1	-	-	-
Kentucky Warbler	-	1	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	1	-	-	-
Hooded Warbler	1	-	-	-
American Redstart	1	-	-	-
Prairie Warbler	8	-	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	4	-	-
Painted Bunting	2	-	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	21	-	-
# of Recaptures	5	-	-
# of Species	11	-	-
Effort (net-hours)	128.0	-	-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	20.3	-	-
# of Nets	32	-	-

2025 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	101	-	-
# of Recaptures	15	-	-
# of Species	19	-	-
Effort (net-hours)	400.0	-	-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	29.0	-	-
# of Days	3	-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Michael Gamble (CS)

Liz Held (CS)

Arden Schneider (CS)

Camille Beckwith (CS)

Jeremiah Sullivan (CS)

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.