Captain Sam's
Little Bear
Today was a bit busier than yesterday. Despite having to close down several of the nets early due to wind, we banded 105 new birds and processed 32 recaptures of 15 different species. The morning started off busy and gradually slowed down as the day went on. The number Yellow-rumped warblers was more than triple that of Gray Catbirds. Another visitor we had today was a Northern Parula, which was a nice little surprise. Good day, good numbers! We look forward to whatever tomorrow brings.
- Michael R
Banding Staff
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Alison Nevins (LB)
Col Lauzau (LB)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Michael Rodgers (LB)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)
Nancy Raginski (CS)
Slightly less than 100 birds were captured at Captain Sam's today. We captured 72 new birds and 23 recaptures for a total of 95 birds. Of the 16 different species processed, a large majority of the birds were yellow-rumped warblers who accounted for 50 of the captures. Yellow-rumped warblers have one of the later migration times, and this accounts for why we are seeing so many later in October and hopefully into November. Although found during the spring and summer in the coniferous and deciduous forest edges, beginning in fall through winter, the birds move to open woods or shrubs and coastal habitats. They can be found wintering in the southeastern coastal United States. Our station comprised of a shrubby habitat with coastal vegetation is ideal for them.
It is interesting to note that the yellow-rumped warbler wintering range is more northern than other warblers. One reason for this is their ability to digest the wax covering of winter berries including the wax myrtle. Our streak of catching a least one yellow-billed cuckoo continues at Captain Sam's. We'd like to see how long the run will continue.
- Ryan
Little Bear
Today was a bit busier than yesterday. Despite having to close down several of the nets early due to wind, we banded 105 new birds and processed 32 recaptures of 15 different species. The morning started off busy and gradually slowed down as the day went on. The number Yellow-rumped warblers was more than triple that of Gray Catbirds. Another visitor we had today was a Northern Parula, which was a nice little surprise. Good day, good numbers! We look forward to whatever tomorrow brings.
- Michael R
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle group, after hatch year male) |
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
House Wren
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
8
|
6
|
21
|
21
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
| Orange-crowned Warbler |
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
Northern Parula
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Palm Warbler (Western)
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
Palm Warbler (Yellow)
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
46
|
4
|
65
|
4
|
Prairie Warbler
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Eastern Towhee
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Song Sparrow
|
2
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
-
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Indigo Bunting
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
72
|
105
|
177
|
| # of Recaptures |
23
|
32
|
55
|
| # of Species |
16
|
15
|
20
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
140.4
|
111.0
|
251.4
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
67.7
|
123.4
|
92.3
|
| # of Nets |
26
|
20
|
46
|
Banding Staff
Blaine Carnes (LB)
Mattie VandenBoom (CS)
Alison Nevins (LB)
Col Lauzau (LB)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Michael Rodgers (LB)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)
Nancy Raginski (CS)
