Bird activity seemed to slow down a bit today with 19 new birds and 14 recaptures of 9 different species. Five of the Painted Bunting recaptures were returns from previous years!
Original Banding Info:
1. 9/23/10 at KIBS; recaptured on 5/12/12 on Kiawah Island
2. 7/19/12 on Kiawah Island (Inlet Cove)
3. 8/15/12 at KIBS
4. 7/1/09 at Seabrook Island; also recaptured in fall 2010
and 2011 but interestingly not last year.
5. Original banding date and location unknown;
also recaptured during the fall of 2011 and 2012.
It was nice to get some of adult Painted Buntings today (including 2 males). All of the adults are in molt right now replacing body feathers, wing coverts, and flight feathers.
- Aaron
NEW BIRDS
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
2 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Carolina Wren
3 Northern Mockingbird
1 Yellow Warbler
4 Prairie Warbler
1 Northern Waterthrush
6 Painted Bunting
RECAPTURES
1 Carolina Wren
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Prairie Warbler
2 Northern Cardinal
9 Painted Bunting
BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded: 19
# of Recaptures: 14
# of Species: 9
Effort: 102.0 net-hours
Capture Rate: 31.4 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets: 20
