CAPTAIN SAMS
After an exciting first net round with lots of birds, things got slow and quiet once the sun came out in force. We banded 25 birds and had 2 recaptures. Very surprisingly, we didn't catch a single Painted Bunting at Captain Sams today! We had some more migrants today, including an Ovenbird, Black-and-white Warblers, American Redstarts, Prairie Warblers, and a gorgeous hatch year male Hooded Warbler. He was definitely a highlight for the day!
- Camille
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| Hatch year male Hooded Warbler |
LITTLE BEAR
On our walk out to Little Bear, there were more chips overhead from migrating birds compared to the past few days. The radar showed an increase of activity as well. It is too early for large numbers of birds, but we still captured 34 new birds and 4 recaptures of 11 different species. Tonight should be another decent movement of birds for late August.
-Michael
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Mourning Dove | - | - | 1 | - |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo | - | - | 1 | - |
White-eyed Vireo | - | 1 | - | - |
Red-eyed Vireo | 1 | - | 3 | - |
Carolina Wren | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Ovenbird | 1 | - | - | - |
Northern Waterthrush | 7 | - | 8 | - |
Black-and-white Warbler | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 4 | - | 4 | - |
Hooded Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
American Redstart | 7 | - | 4 | - |
Prairie Warbler | 2 | - | 4 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | - | 1 | - |
Painted Bunting | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 25 | 34 | 59 |
| # of Recaptures | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| # of Species | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 156.8 | 120.4 | 277.2 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 17.2 | 31.6 | 23.4 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| 2025 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 226 | 105 | 331 |
| # of Recaptures | 53 | 24 | 77 |
| # of Species | 27 | 21 | 32 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 1,516.2 | 487.2 | 2,003.4 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 18.4 | 26.5 | 20.37 |
| # of Days | 11 | 4 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)Michael Gamble (LB)
Liz Held (LB)
Arden Schneider (LB)
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.
