Birds were on the move again last night and as a result we had 101 new birds and 28 recaptures, comprised of 21 species. It seems Gray Catbirds have relinquished their reign to the Yellow-rumped Warblers with only 5 new catbirds being banded versus 55 yellow-rumps. Highlights included a second-year female Cooper’s Hawk and our 6th Brown Creeper of the season.
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| Brown Creeper |
Brown Creeper’s are well adapted for spending their lives
creeping along tree trunks. Their brown
mottled plumage allows them to seamlessly blend in with tree bark. Their large feet and stiff tails aid in their
ability climb on tree bark. Their eyes
are set far forward which allows them to examine bark closely with binocular
vision. They
also have a long, decurved bill that is prefect for probing out invertebrates
hidden in the bark.
-Mattie
Today was a little slower than yesterday with 64 new birds and 17 recaptures making up 15 species. We did recapture the Northern Waterthrush from yesterday and the Tennessee Warbler from a few days ago. Our main species were still the Yellow-rumped Warbler and the Gray Catbird with the warbler beating the Catbird in numbers. It is still early in Yellow-rump season so we should be seeing those numbers go up as the season continues and some more cold fronts come in.
-Alison
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Mourning Dove
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Cooper's Hawk
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Brown Creeper
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
6
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Hermit Thrush
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
5
|
10
|
13
|
10
|
Brown Thrasher
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Tennessee Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
6
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
American Redstart
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Parula
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Palm Warbler (Yellow)
|
2
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
Palm Warbler (Western)
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler
|
55
|
-
|
34
|
3
|
Eastern Towhee
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Song Sparrow
|
5
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
8
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
Indigo Bunting
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
101
|
64
|
165
|
| # of Recaptures |
28
|
17
|
57
|
| # of Species |
21
|
15
|
28
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
162.5
|
56.0
|
218.5
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
79.4
|
144.6
|
101.6
|
| # of Nets |
26
|
16
|
42
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Alison Nevins (LB)
Col Lauzau (LB)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Michael Rodgers (LB)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)
Nancy Raginski (CS)
