Captain Sam's
Little Bear
The number's today were not that great. We had 7 new birds and 4 recaps of 7 species. Yes, we only had 11 birds! We were forced to close early today because of the winds coming out of the North, Northeast. Little is situated at the Northeast end of the island and as such is the case, it is not really all that well protected. We were only able to open 10 out of our 20 nets because the wind was blowing so hard. In addition, we wound up closing three more nets as the morning progressed. All that being said we did witness some truly remarkable things today! We saw the world's fastest Cormorant whizzing past the station. We also heard Myrtle Warblers (Yellow-rumps) making Doppler-effect flight calls as we watched them blow by. Lastly, you also know it's bad when you watch an immature Bald Eagle struggle to keep aloft in the wind; though, admittedly it was entertaining to watch. Hopefully the wind will not be quite as bad tomorrow and maybe we will even be able to make up for today. That is more likely to happen over the weekend when the cold front comes through.
- Michael R
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Alison Nevins (LB)
Col Lauzau (LB)
Michael Rodgers (LB)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)
Today at Captain Sam’s we had 31
new birds and 16 recaptures, comprised of 9 species. Mixed among the Yellow-rumped Warblers was
our first of the season Winter Wren.
This is only the third Winter Wren to be banded at KIBS, with the first
two being banded in 2012. Between the
Brown Creepers, Red-breasted Nuthatch and now a Winter Wren, this year is
really turning into a great year for “winter” birds. Yellow-rumped Warblers are also up by about 300
percent from where they were last year at this time. It will be interesting to see what the rest
of November has in store for us.
-Mattie
 |
| Winter Wren (after-hatch-year) |
The number's today were not that great. We had 7 new birds and 4 recaps of 7 species. Yes, we only had 11 birds! We were forced to close early today because of the winds coming out of the North, Northeast. Little is situated at the Northeast end of the island and as such is the case, it is not really all that well protected. We were only able to open 10 out of our 20 nets because the wind was blowing so hard. In addition, we wound up closing three more nets as the morning progressed. All that being said we did witness some truly remarkable things today! We saw the world's fastest Cormorant whizzing past the station. We also heard Myrtle Warblers (Yellow-rumps) making Doppler-effect flight calls as we watched them blow by. Lastly, you also know it's bad when you watch an immature Bald Eagle struggle to keep aloft in the wind; though, admittedly it was entertaining to watch. Hopefully the wind will not be quite as bad tomorrow and maybe we will even be able to make up for today. That is more likely to happen over the weekend when the cold front comes through.
- Michael R
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
1 |
-
|
-
|
Winter Wren
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Hermit Thrush
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Palm Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
23
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
Eastern Towhee
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
31
|
7
|
38
|
| # of Recaptures |
16
|
4
|
20
|
| # of Species |
9
|
7
|
13
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
114.4
|
18.0
|
132.4
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
41.1
|
61.1
|
43.8
|
| # of Nets |
26
|
10
|
36
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Alison Nevins (LB)
Col Lauzau (LB)
Michael Rodgers (LB)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)
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