That's a Wrap!

 CAPTAIN SAMS

Today was our last day of the fall migration banding season. It ended on a slow note with 5 new birds and 18 recaptures of 7 species. We will have to wait and see if the Yellow-rumped Warblers trickle in throughout the winter as it gets colder or if it will just be a low winter for them. The highlight of the morning was another adult male Eastern Bluebird. They have been foraging around the table the last couple of weeks. 

It was another great season of banding at Captain Sam's and Little Bear. We did not capture any vagrants (species outside of their range) like last year's Dusky Flycatcher and Black-headed Grosbeak, but we had some rarities like Dickcissel and Connecticut Warbler. Even without vagrants, we had the most species diversity of any other season. 

Check back in a couple of weeks for a season summary!

-Michael

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Downy Woodpecker	-	1	-	-
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	-	1	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	-	3	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	2	-	-
Eastern Bluebird	1	-	-	-
Hermit Thrush	-	3	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	4	8	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	5	-	-
# of Recaptures	18	-	-
# of Species	7	-	-
Effort (net-hours)	163.2	-	-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	14.1	-	-
# of Nets	32	-	-

2025 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	5,584	3,495	9,079
# of Recaptures	1,359	1,048	2,407
# of Species	96	93	111
Effort (net-hours)	16,834.4	10,456.0	27,290.4
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	41.2	43.4	42.1
# of Days	104	77

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Michael Gamble (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.