Continued North Winds Bring 2 FOS

Another blustery, yet successful day at the banding station culminated in 81 new birds banded, including 2 new species for the season: Eastern Phoebe and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Steady winds last night from the north boded well for birds migrating south, however a storm system over Virginia and Pennsylvania likely blocked bigger numbers of birds from arriving at Kiawah. Other highlights today included our seconds of season Nashville Warbler, Hooded Warbler, and Ruby-crowned Kinglet, as well as our highest number of species captured in a day this season, 22!

Eastern Phoebe (HY, sex unknown)

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (HY, male)

Nashville Warbler (HY, male)

Hooded Warbler (HY, male)

-Josh
 
NEW BIRDS

1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

1 Trail's Flycatcher

2 Eastern Phoebe

1 Red-eyed Vireo

1 House Wren

1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet

21 Gray Catbird

1 Nashville Warbler

1 Magnolia Warbler

3 Black-throated Blue Warbler

12 'Western' Palm Warbler

1 Prarie Warbler

9 American Redstart

20 Common Yellowthoat

1 Hooded Warbler

1 Yellow-breasted Chat

2 Indigo Bunting

1 Painted Bunting

1 Northern Cardinal

RECAPTURES

1 Common Ground-Dove

1 Red-eyed Vireo

1 Carolina Chickadee

2 House Wren

4 Gray Catbird

1 Northern Mockingbird

1 Common Yellowthroat

3 Painted Bunting

1 Northern Cardinal

BANDING STATS

# OF BIRDS BANDED:  81

# OF RECAPS:  15

# OF SPECIES:  22

EFFORT:  103.3 net-hours

CAPTURE RATE:  92.9 birds/100 net-hour

# OF NETS:  20