CAPTAIN SAMS
It picked up a little today with the movement of more Yellow-rumped Warblers along the coast. When opening nets, we heard many flying over the station as they migrated down the coast. We ended the morning with 50 new birds and 16 recaptures of 12 species, 38 of which were Yellow-rumped Warblers. It looks like banding will be slow throughout the weekend before we receive another push of birds after a large cold front moves through the area early next week.
-Michael
LITTLE BEAR
We had a really slow day at Little Bear with 12 new birds and 9 recaptures of 6 different species. While we were opening, it sounded more birdy than the last few days so we were hoping we would be busier but unfortunately that did not happen. There were a few flocks of Yellow-rumped Warblers and sparrows flitting around so perhaps they will find their way into our nets tomorrow.
-Liz
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
White-eyed Vireo | 1 | - | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5 | - | - | - |
Gray Catbird | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Hermit Thrush | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Song Sparrow | 1 | - | 2 | - |
Swamp Sparrow | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Common Yellowthroat | - | 1 | - | - |
Orange-crowned Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Palm Warbler (Western) | 1 | - | - | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 34 | 4 | 1 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | - | - |
Painted Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 50 | 12 | 62 |
| # of Recaptures | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| # of Species | 12 | 6 | 12 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 185.6 | 140.0 | 325.6 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 35.6 | 15.0 | 26.7 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 28 | 60 |
| 2025 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4,964 | 3,400 | 8,364 |
| # of Recaptures | 1,046 | 932 | 1,978 |
| # of Species | 91 | 90 | 104 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 12,931.1 | 9,305.1 | 22,236.2 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 46.5 | 46.6 | 46.5 |
| # of Days | 81 | 70 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)Michael Gamble (CS)
Liz Held (LB)
Arden Schneider (CS)
Camille Beckwith (LB)
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.
