Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Black-throated Blue Warbler: FOS

We banded 11 new birds and had 11 recaptures of 8 different species.  We banded our first Black-throated Blue Warbler of the fall.  Black-throated Blue Warblers are one of the more common migrants to pass through KIBS in the fall.

- Aaron       

NEW BIRDS
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Black-throated Blue Warbler
1 Black-and-White Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
4 Prairie Warbler
1 Northern Cardinal
2 Painted Bunting

RECAPTURES
1 White-eyed Vireo
1 Prairie Warbler
3 Northern Cardinal
6 Painted Bunting

BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded:  11
# of Recaptures:  11
# of Species:  8
Effort:  96.0 net-hours
Capture Rate:  22.9 birds/100 net-hours 
# of Nets:  20