CAPTAIN SAMS
It was another humid, slow morning out on the spit. We captured 9 new birds and 3 recaptures of 4 species. Migration has been slow going this fall and it does not seem like it will get any better soon.
-Michael
LITTLE BEAR
Today was an exciting morning for us at little bear, with a first of season Green Heron! KIBS has caught these fellas in recent years but none were caught last year. This was Liz's first time banding a Green Heron, and mine and Olivia's first time holding any species of heron at all! After many slow days we were all pretty stoked for an exciting bird. Green Herons have been observed placing insects, twigs, bread crumbs, and other tools to lure fish. Hopefully we continue to catch more herons and wading birds once the station gets more flooding.
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Green Heron | - | - | 1 | - |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | - | - | 1 | - |
Carolina Wren | - | - | 1 | - |
Ovenbird | 1 | - | - | - |
Northern Waterthrush | 3 | - | 1 | - |
Common Yellowthroat | - | - | 1 | - |
Prairie Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Northern Cardinal | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
Painted Bunting | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| # of Recaptures | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| # of Species | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 132.0 | 98.0 | 230 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 9.0 | 15.3 | 11.7 |
| # of Nets | 33 | 28 | 61 |
| 2026 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 294 | 156 | 450 |
| # of Recaptures | 113 | 60 | 173 |
| # of Species | 27 | 21 | 30 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 2509.1 | 1249.2 | 3758.3 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 16.2 | 17.3 | 15.8 |
| # of Days | 19 | 12 |
Banding Staff
