Thursday's Results: 4 new species!

Another windy day prevented us from opening all of the nets (we left one net closed and had to close two others early).  Despite the wind, we still had a very good day with 107 birds banded and 2 recaptures of 21different species.  We had several highlights including 4 new species for the 2012 fall season:  Tennessee Warbler, Pine Warbler, Swamp Sparrow, and Hermit Thrush!  In addition, we banded another Nashville Warbler, the 2nd of the season and 2nd ever banded at KIBS.

Tennessee Warbler (hatch-year, sex unknown)

Pine Warbler (hatch-year, female)

Hermit Thrush (hatch-year, sex unknown)



Nashville Warbler

  

NEW BIRDS

1"Traill's" Flycatcher

3 Eastern Phoebe

3 House Wren

1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet

2 Swainson's Thrush

1 Hermit Thrush

44 Gray Catbird

1 Northern Mockingbird

1 Tennessee Warbler

1 Nashville Warbler

1 Northern Parula

5 Black-throated Blue Warbler

1 Pine Warbler

1 Prairie Warbler

10 Palm Warbler (9 Western, 1 Eastern)

6 American Redstart

15 Common Yellowthroat

2 Swamp Sparrow

2 Northern Cardinal

5 Indigo Bunting

1 House Finch

 

RECAPTURES

2 Gray Catbird

 

BANDING STATS

# of Birds Banded:  107

# of Recaptures:  2

# of Species:  21

Effort:  87.8 net-hours

Capture Rate:  124.1 birds/100 net-hours

# of Nets:  16 (one net left closed and two nets closed early due to wind)