Captain Sam's
Yesterday it seemed as if the cold front would pass us by without much migration, but northerly winds and favorable conditions last night brought us a huge push of migrants overnight, filling our nets today with 278 new birds and 13 recaptures, of 28 species! This morning is the second day this season to beat our previous record (274) and with the incredible diversity, it was no surprise to find a few first-of-season species in the rush: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Blue-headed Vireo! We will catch hundreds of Yellow-rumped Warblers, probably starting next week, but the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker and Blue-headed Vireo are only captured by the handful each season. Hopefully tomorrow will be equally exciting!-Casey
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| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Hatch-year male) |
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| Blue-headed Vireo (After-hatch-year, sex unknown) Photos by Casey Weissburg |
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 1 | - | - | - |
| Eastern Wood-Peewee | 1 | - | - | - |
| Eastern Phoebe | 2 | - | - | - |
| White-eyed Vireo | 3 | - | - | - |
| Blue-headed Vireo | 1 | - | - | - |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 4 | - | - | - |
| House Wren | 4 | - | - | - |
| Carolina Wren | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 11 | - | - | - |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | 1 | - | - | - |
| Swainson's Thrush | 8 | - | - | - |
| Gray Catbird | 86 | 6 | - | - |
| Ovenbird | 1 | - | - | - |
| Northern Waterthrush | 1 | - | - | - |
| Black and White Warbler | 4 | - | - | - |
| Common Yellowthroat | 97 | 1 | - | - |
| American Redstart | 17 | 2 | - | - |
| Northern Parula | 7 | - | - | - |
| Magnolia Warbler | 2 | - | - | - |
| Blackpoll Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | 13 | - | - | - |
| Palm Warbler (Western) | 2 | - | - | - |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 1 | - | - | - |
| Prairie Warbler | 2 | - | - | - |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 1 | - | - | - |
| Swamp Sparrow | 2 | - | - | - |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Indigo Bunting | 2 | - | - | - |
| Painted Bunting | 1 | - | - | - |
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 278 | - | 278 |
| # of Recaptures | 13 | - | 13 |
| # of Species | 29 | - | 29 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 145.0 | - | 145.0 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 200.7 | - | 200.7 |
| Nets | 25 | - | 25 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Chris Snook (CS)
Nancy Raginski (CS)
Sean McElaney (CS)
Casey Weissburg (CS)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)
