Thursday, September 13, 2012

Thursday's Results

Almost a carbon copy of yesterday with 30 new birds banded and 7 recaptures of 12 different species.  However, with did band 2 new species for the 2012 fall season - Palm Warbler and Indigo Bunting!  Both Palm Warblers and Indigo Buntings are fairly common migrants at KIBS. 




"Western" Palm Warbler (hatch-year, sex unknown)



Indigo Bunting (hatch-year, probable female)


 

NEW BIRDS

3 Red-eyed Vireo

2 Prairie Warbler

1 Palm Warbler

2 Northern Waterthrush

20 Common Yellowthroat

1 Hooded Warbler

1 Indigo Bunting

 

RECAPTURES

1 Downy Woodpecker

1 White-eyed Vireo

1 American Redstart

1 Northern Cardinal

3 Painted Bunting

 

BANDING STATS

Effort:  76.0 net-hours

Capture Rate:  48.7 birds/100 net-hours

# of Nets:  16