CAPTAIN SAMS
It was a very slow day at both stations. At Captain Sams, we banded 6 new birds and had 7 recaptures, for a total of 13 birds from 6 species. We are hoping the slow streak ends soon, and the cold front arriving tonight brings a push of late-season migrants. We are still expecting many more Yellow-rumped Warblers, and the more than twenty degree drop in temperature tonight could be just what gets them moving!
- Camille
LITTLE BEAR
At Little Bear, we had 8 new birds and 7 recaptures for a total of 15 birds of 7 species. We could hear a few little groups of Yellow-rumped flitting around, but unfortunately only 2 of them ended up in our nets. Even though it was slow, we did have a couple of interesting captures: an Eastern White-crowned Sparrow and a Northern Parula. We should be on the very tail end of Northern Parulas migrating through, although it will be interesting to see if there were any more stragglers that will come through with this cold front. I am ready for a drop in temperature and I think we're all ready to see some more Yellow-Rumped Warblers and sparrows.
-Liz
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Downy Woodpecker | - | 1 | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | - | 1 | - | - |
Gray Catbird | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Hermit Thrush | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Eastern White-crowned Sparrow | - | - | 1 | - |
Song Sparrow | - | - | 2 | - |
Northern Parula | - | - | 1 | - |
Myrtle Warbler | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
Northern Cardinal | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| # of Recaptures | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| # of Species | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 185.6 | 131 | 316.6 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 7.0 | 11.5 | 8.8 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 28 | - |
| 2025 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4,988 | 3,422 | 8,410 |
| # of Recaptures | 1,062 | 952 | 2,014 |
| # of Species | 91 | 91 | 105 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 13,289.9 | 9,590 | 22,879.9 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 45.5 | 45.6 | 45.6 |
| # of Days | 83 | 72 |
Banding Staff
Michael Gamble (CS)
Liz Held (LB)
Arden Schneider (LB)
Camille Beckwith (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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