CAPTAIN SAMS
We had a much slower paced day of banding out on the Spit today with 48 new birds and 5 recaptures of 13 species. It slowed down enough by 9:45am that I was able to take care of some much needed maintenance around the nets. We originally cleared all of the nets lanes back in early August and the vegetation under several of the nets had grown up over the past several weeks. The weed whacker made short work of the grasses and briars and the visibility under the nets is much better now.
One of the highlights today came during the last net run of the day, when a Blackpoll Warbler found its way into one of our nets. Blackpoll Warblers can be hit or miss some years. Because of their migration strategy, some years we catch big numbers and other years we may not catch any at all. During the fall, Blackpoll Warblers make extraordinary transoceanic flights from the Northeastern coast of the US to northern South America. This incredible feat can take up to three days of non-stop, powered flight by a bird that weighs less than three paper clips. In order to undertake a migration event of this magnitude, these birds require significant fat reserves and can double their body weight prior to migration.
-Aaron
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| Blackpoll Warbler (after hatch-year, female) |
LITTLE BEAR
Today was a bit slower than expected. We banded 31 new birds and had 8 recaptures, comprising of 14 different species. We had two First of Season species: a Tufted Titmouse and a Magnolia Warbler. We regularly have several Tufted Titmice around the house, but only banded the first one of the fall today! Both Tufted Titmice and Magnolia Warblers are frequently caught at the previous banding stations I worked at in Massachusetts, but neither are banded in high numbers at KIBS, so it was nice to have both familiar faces in the hand today! We continued to enjoy a solid amount of Common Yellowthroats. The radar for the next couple of days looks encouraging, and we are excited for new migrants to arrive!
- Camille
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| Tufted Titmouse (hatch-year, sex unknown) |
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Acadian Flycatcher | 1 | - | - | - |
White-eyed Vireo | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Red-eyed Vireo | - | - | 2 | - |
Tufted Titmouse | - | - | 1 | - |
Carolina Wren | - | - | - | 2 |
Gray Catbird | 1 | - | - | - |
Veery | - | - | 1 | - |
Yellow-breasted Chat | 1 | - | - | - |
Baltimore Oriole | 2 | - | - | - |
Northern Waterthrush | - | 1 | 2 | - |
Black-and-white Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 23 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
American Redstart | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Magnolia Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Yellow Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Blackpoll Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Western Palm Warbler | - | - | 3 | - |
Prairie Warbler | 5 | - | 1 | - |
Northern Cardinal | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Painted Bunting | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 48 | 31 | 79 |
| # of Recaptures | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| # of Species | 13 | 14 | 20 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 179.2 | 137.2 | 316.4 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 29.6 | 28.4 | 29.1 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| 2025 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 975 | 561 | 1,536 |
| # of Recaptures | 182 | 150 | 332 |
| # of Species | 43 | 38 | 51 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 4,322.9 | 2,727.1 | 7,050.1 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 26.8 | 26.1 | 26.5 |
| # of Days | 30 | 23 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)Liz Held (LB)
Arden Schneider (CS)
Camille Beckwith (LB)
Amy Nickerson (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.
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