CAPTAIN SAMS
Same ole, same ole. Slow, windy, and flooded. We captured 30 new birds and 6 recaptures of 17 species. We were able to flush some marsh sparrows into a net during high tide with all our free time.
-Michael
Seaside Sparrow (after hatch year, sex unknown)
LITTLE BEAR
Another day with king tides, but with slightly more bird activity. We ended up with 29 new birds and 8 recaps of 14 species today. Today we banded our 4th Eastern Towhee of the season and saw a little push of Eastern Phoebes with 5 banded today. They've arrived just in time to help keep the mosquito population at bay. I see them scattered around the station, sallying out over the flooded areas to hunt. Another highlight from today was a late hatch year male Prairie Warbler.
-Liz
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Eastern Phoebe | 1 | - | 5 | - |
Golden-crowned Kinglet | 1 | - | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Carolina Chickadee | - | 1 | - | - |
Northern House Wren | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Carolina Wren | - | - | - | 2 |
Gray Catbird | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Hermit Thrush | 1 | - | - | - |
Seaside Sparrow | 2 | - | - | - |
Saltmarsh Sparrow | 1 | - | - | - |
Savannah Sparrow | 1 | - | - | - |
Song Sparrow | 1 | - | - | - |
Swamp Sparrow | - | - | 2 | - |
Eastern Towhee | - | - | 1 | - |
Orange-crowned Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Black-and-white Warbler | - | - | - | 1 |
Common Yellowthroat | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
Cape May Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Western Palm Warbler | - | - | 3 | - |
Myrtle (yellow-rumped) Warbler | 10 | - | 4 | - |
Prairie Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | - | - |
Indigo Bunting | 1 | - | - | - |
Painted Bunting | - | 1 | 4 | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 30 | 29 | 59 |
| # of Recaptures | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| # of Species | 17 | 14 | 24 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 172.25 | 120.4 | 292.7 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 20.9 | 30.7 | 24.9 |
| # of Nets | 33 | 28 | 61 |
| 2026 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4,267 | 2,511 | 6,778 |
| # of Recaptures | 623 | 404 | 1,027 |
| # of Species | 83 | 76 | 98 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 10,751.4 | 7,567.8 | 18,319.2 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 45.5 | 38.5 | 42.6 |
| # of Days | 71 | 64 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)