Captain Sam's
Today at Captain Sam’s we had 26 new
birds and 11 recaptures of 16 species. Much
to our disappointment, the strong cold front that was due to arrive this
weekend has dissipated. Whatever is left
of the cold front will move through tonight and possibly sparking a small flurry
of migration tonight.
- Mattie
We did not have much migratory activity out at Little Bear this morning with 44 new birds and 21 recaptures of 17 species. We did have a surprise on our first net run as I walked up on a 4-5' alligator on the path to one of our nets. This is most likely the same one Aaron saw out there early in the summer, and the flooding must have brought him back into our station. Even though it posed no threat, it was thankfully gone by our second net run. We didn't get another surprise until our closing net run when I walked up to one of the nets and found a Bell's Vireo! I don't know if this would be considered a surprise anymore as this is the 3rd Bell's Vireo we've caught this season (2 being caught at Captain Sam's), and the first Bell's Vireo caught at Little Bear. It has been a very successful year for vireos at the site as we have already caught 96 Red-eyed Vireos, 70 White-eyed Vireos, 2 Warbling Vireos, a Yellow-green Vireo, and now a Bell's Vireo. What's next?!
-Michael Gamble
 |
| Bell's Vireo (hatch-year, unknown sex) |
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Downy Woodpecker
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Bell's Vireo
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
House Wren
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
6
|
1
|
8
|
6
|
Brown Thrasher
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
6
|
2
|
16
|
5
|
American Redstart
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
Cape May Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Parula
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Yellow Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
Western Palm Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
Eastern Towhee
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Northern Cardinal
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
Indigo Bunting
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
26
|
44
|
70
|
| # of Recaptures |
11
|
21
|
32
|
| # of Species |
16
|
17
|
22
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
124.8
|
80.0
|
204.8
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
29.6
|
81.3
|
49.8
|
| # of Nets |
26
|
20
|
46
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Alison Nevins (LB)
Col Lauzau (CS)
Michael Gamble (LB)
Michael Rodgers (CS)
Ryan Donnelly (LB)
