CAPTAIN SAMS
It was back to being slow this morning but we enjoyed the full moon setting over the Kiawah River as we finished opening nets. We captured 17 new birds and 15 recaptures of 12 species. We had a couple of returning individuals from previous years. A Song Sparrow that was banded as a hatch year on 10/19/2024 and a Yellow-rumped warbler banded as a second year male on 3/13/2024.
-Michael
LITTLE BEAR
We spent the day fixing the Little Bear nets that the deer ran through so we did not band today.
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Eastern Phoebe | - | 1 | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | - | - | - |
House Wren | - | 1 | - | - |
Gray Catbird | 2 | 6 | - | - |
Hermit Thrush | 2 | 2 | - | - |
White-throated Sparrow | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Song Sparrow | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Ovenbird | - | 1 | - | - |
Black-and-white Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Common Yellowthroat | - | 1 | - | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 8 | 1 | - | - |
Painted Bunting | 1 | - | - | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 17 | - | 17 |
| # of Recaptures | 15 | - | 15 |
| # of Species | 12 | - | 12 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 147.2 | - | 147.2 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 21.7 | - | 21.7 |
| # of Nets | 32 | - | 32 |
| 2025 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4,891 | 3,372 | 8,263 |
| # of Recaptures | 1,020 | 913 | 1,933 |
| # of Species | 90 | 90 | 104 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 12,553.5 | 9,027.9 | 21,581.4 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 47.1 | 47.5 | 47.2 |
| # of Days | 79 | 68 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)Michael Gamble (CS)
Matt Johnson (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.
