We banded 81 new birds and had 14 recaptures of 12 different species. Once again, the nets were crawling with Common Yellowthroats. They made up more than 75% of all banded birds today!
The wind picked up late in the morning and we ended up shutting the nets down a little bit early.
- Aaron
NEW BIRDS
1 "Traill's" Flycatcher
4 Red-eyed Vireo
2 Northern Mockingbird
2 Palm Warbler
1 Prairie Warbler
1 American Redstart
62 Common Yellowthroat
4 Northern Waterthrush
4 Painted Bunting
RECAPTURES
3 White-eyed Vireo
1 Red-eyed Vireo
1 Carolina Chickadee
2 Northern Mockingbird
2 Common Yellowthroat
1 Indigo Bunting
4 Painted Bunting
BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded: 81
# of Recaptures: 14
# of Species: 12
Effort: 95.0 net-hours
Capture Rate: 100.0 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets: 20
