Today was the slowest day of the season thus far, with 3 new birds and 3 recaptures for a grand total of 6 birds all morning. With no major changes in the weather pattern forecasted, we are likely to see similar numbers over the next few days.
-Mattie
Little Bear
Although not as slow as Captain Sam's, it was still a slow and hot morning at Little Bear, with 9 new birds, 5 recaptures, and a temperature of 90 degrees by 9:50 AM.
We did have a nice comparison of hatch-year versus after hatch-year White-eyed Vireos. While older individuals of this species have a white iris that perfectly fits their name, juveniles hatch with a muddy gray or brown iris that slowly changes to white over the first several months of their life. By mid-winter this hatch-year bird should have a similarly white eye.
-Blaine
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| White-eyed Vireo (After hatch-year, sex unknown) |
 |
| White-eyed Vireo (Hatch-year, sex unknown) |
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
White-eyed Vireo
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Prairie Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Painted Bunting
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
3
|
9
|
12
|
| # of Recaptures |
3
|
5
|
8
|
| # of Species |
4
|
7
|
8
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
93.75
|
56.00
|
149.75
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
6.4
|
25.0
|
13.4
|
| Nets |
25
|
16
|
41
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Ryan Donelly (CS)
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Michael Gamble (LB)
