We had a few more birds at the banding station today, with 14 new birds and 11 recaptures totaling 25 birds from 7 species. We also recaptured an after second year male painted bunting today, which we originally banded on August 13, 2012 at Camp St. Christopher on nearby Seabrook island. Today was the first time we recaptured this bird since we originally banded him.
He was a bit scruffy due to his body feather molt, but he still looked handsome, like a balding Orlando Bloom.
NEW BIRDS
1 Northern Waterthrush
2 Common Yellowthroat3 American Redstart
4 Prairie Warbler
4 Painted Bunting
RECAPTURES
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Carolina Wren
1 American Redstart
8 Painted Bunting
BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded: 14
# of Recaptures: 11
# of Species: 7
Effort: 108.0 net-hours
Capture Rate: 23.1 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets: 20
BANDING STAFF
Aaron Given
Libby Natola
Matt Zak
