It was a cold and windy start to the morning and as a result we only banded 16 new birds and 12 recaptures of 10 different species. Because of the wind and colder temperatures, I did not open 10 nets and 7 others were opened later than normal. One Common Yellowthroat was banded which was kind of a surprise as we had not banded one in almost 3 weeks. It will be another chilly morning tomorrow but the wind is predicted to be fairly calm, so I should be able to open all of the nets without having to worry about the birds getting stressed in the nets.
NEW BIRDS
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Common Yellowthroat
9 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
1 Song Sparrow
1 Swamp Sparrow
1 White-throated Sparrow
RECAPTURES
1 House Wren
2 Carolina Wren
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Common Yellowthroat
6 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
1 White-throated Sparrow
BANDING STATS
# of Birds Banded: 16
# of Recaptures: 12
# of Species: 10
Effort: 66.6 net-hours
Capture Rate: 42.0 birds/100 net-hours
# of Nets: 13 (10 nets not opened due to cold and wind; 7 other nets opened late)
BANDING STAFF
Aaron Given
Rob Smith
