Captain Sam's
Today things picked up a bit. We had offshore thunderstorms in the morning, which lit up the sky rather nicely! Silhouetting the thunderheads as the electricity sparked behind them. We had 22 new birds and 8 recaps. It was rather a nice day; overcast which kept the temperature down a bit. We had one rather exciting net run which included one of the highlights of the day and resulted in a brand new species at Captain Sam's. A hatch year male Cooper's hawk had flown into one of the nets. In the net next to the Cooper's hawk was a Sanderling (a Captain Sam's first). Unfortunately it wasn't alive. It was likely carried into the net by the hawk which released it upon hitting the net. A late morning thunderstorm made us pack up early then we otherwise would have. Overall a superb day!
Little Bear
Out at Little Bear we had 24 new birds and 2 recaptures of 10 species. Despite offshore thunderstorms and scattered light rain showers, we were able to stay open almost three and a half hours until a fast-moving storm started getting ominously close. Although nothing quite matched the excitement of the Cooper's Hawk (and his interrupted meal) at Captain Sam's, we did have our first-of-season Worm-eating Warbler, and a non-avian highlight in the form of a large corn snake that tried to unobtrusively make its way under the table while we were banding.
--Blaine
--Blaine
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| Worm-eating Warbler (Hatch-year, sex unknown) |
 |
| A very friendly corn snake |
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Cooper's Hawk
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Downy Woodpecker
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
"Traill's" Flycatcher
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Brown Thrasher
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Worm-eating Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
Black-and-white Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
6
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
American Redstart
|
4
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Northern Parula
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Prairie Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
7
|
-
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
22
|
24
|
46
|
| # of Recaptures |
8
|
2
|
10
|
| # of Species |
15
|
10
|
18
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
100.0
|
56.67
|
156.67
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
30.0
|
45.9
|
35.7
|
| Nets |
25
|
17
|
42
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Michael Gamble (LB)
Alison Nevins (CS)
Col Lauzau (CS)
Michael Rodgers (CS)
Ryan Donelly (LB)
Chris Snook (CS)
