FOS: Hooded Warbler

Captain Sam's 

It was another slow day at Captain Sam’s today with 8 new birds and 8 recaptures, comprised of 9 species.  Carolina Chickadees, Carolina Wrens, and other residents made up the majority of our captures, as migrant species were few and far between.  We did, however, end the day with a first of the season Hooded Warbler.  Hooded Warblers breed throughout eastern North America and spend their winters in Central America and the West Indies.  On their wintering grounds, both male and female Hooded Warblers hold and defend territories.  Males setup territories in mature forest, whereas females prefer scrubbier forest that are prone to seasonal flooding.

-Mattie

Hooded Warbler (hatch-year, female)

Little Bear
It was just as slow out at Little Bear this morning with 10 new birds and 7 recaptures of 8 species. We mostly caught residents, with Painted Buntings being the most abundant. We did get a pretty good looking after-second year male Painted Bunting, even though it was in full molt (pictured below). We also added a new net today, upping our total to 16 nets and found other locations where we can place the other 4 nets we plan to incorporate.

-Michael

Painted Bunting (after-second year, male)

We knew this was an after-second year male because
male Painted Buntings do not get their colorful plumage
until after their second year. They actually go through their
first breeding season (second year) looking like females, which
are completely green. Some second years may show bluish patches on
the head, a sign that it's a male.

Photo by Blaine Carnes

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Downy Woodpecker	1	-	-	-
White-eyed Vireo	-	-	-	1
Carolina Chickadee	-	4	-	-
Tufted Titmouse	-	-	1	-
Carolina Wren	-	2	-	1
Black-and-white Warbler	-	-	1	-
Prothonotary Warbler	1	-	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	-	-	1	-
Hooded Warbler	1	-	-	-
American Redstart	2	-	-	-
Prairie Warbler	2	-	4	-
Northern Cardinal	-	2	2	-
Painted Bunting	1	-	1	4

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	8	10	18
# of Recaptures	8	7	15
# of Species	9	8	13
Effort (net-hours)	124.8	52.5	177.3
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	12.8	32.4	18.6
Nets	24	15	39

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Michael Gamble (LB)