CAPTAIN SAMS
After the cold front over the weekend and the increase in birds moving through, captures are beginning to decrease again. We captured 33 new birds and 18 recaptures of 9 species. We also recaptured a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Yellow-rumped Warbler that we banded last fall.
-Michael
LITTLE BEAR
Captures continued to decrease out at Little Bear. We banded 23 new birds and processed 11 recaptures of 9 total species. Most of our captures were yellow-rumps (11 new, 1 recap) and catbirds (2 new, 8 recaps). We also had a few more Ruby-crowned Kinglets today, two more White-throated Sparrows, our second Yellow-bellied Sapsucker of the season, and a late American Redstart. It was a cool, sunny morning with a decent amount of bird activity around the station, but things quieted down after about 9am.
-Liz
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | - | - | 1 | - |
Eastern Phoebe | - | - | 1 | - |
White-eyed Vireo | - | 1 | - | - |
Carolina Chickadee | - | 1 | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 4 | 1 | 4 | - |
Carolina Wren | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Gray Catbird | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Hermit Thrush | - | 1 | - | - |
White-throated Sparrow | - | - | 2 | - |
Song Sparrow | 1 | 4 | - | - |
Swamp Sparrow | - | - | 1 | 1 |
American Redstart | - | - | 1 | - |
Palm Warbler (Western) | 2 | - | - | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 25 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 33 | 23 | 56 |
| # of Recaptures | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| # of Species | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 181.5 | 134.4 | 315.9 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 28.1 | 25.3 | 26.9 |
| # of Nets | 33 | 28 | 61 |
| 2026 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4,870 | 2,773 | 7,643 |
| # of Recaptures | 748 | 486 | 1,228 |
| # of Species | 86 | 78 | 101 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 12,838.4 | 9,125.6 | 21,964.0 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 43.8 | 35.7 | 40.4 |
| # of Days | 84 | 77 |
Banding Staff
