Captain Sam's
The catch was a bit better at
Captain Sam’s today with 54 new birds and 29 recaptures, comprised of 13
species. Yellow-rumped Warblers, as they
always do this time of year, made up a majority of catch with 40 new and 10
recaptures. The highlight of our day was
the first-of-the-season Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Today was also the first day since September 1st that not a
single Common Yellowthroat was banded.
Our next major cold front is set to move through in about week, which
means we will likely see similar capture rates over the next few days.
Little Bear
Little Bear was recapture central today making up over 30% of our captures. Myrtle Yellow-rumped Warblers stayed barely ahead of catbirds with only 4 more total. We were quite excited to get three Common Ground-Doves. They're always a joy to have.
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Common Ground-Dove
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Downy Woodpecker
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
House Wren
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Hermit Thrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
1
|
14
|
16
|
27
|
Brown Thrasher
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
| Tennessee Warbler |
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Yellow Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
40
|
10
|
42
|
7
|
Eastern Towhee
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Song Sparrow
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
3
|
-
|
6
|
2
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Indigo Bunting
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
54
|
74
|
128
|
| # of Recaptures |
28
|
45
|
73
|
| # of Species |
13
|
17
|
22
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
145.6
|
120.0
|
265.6
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
56.3
|
99.2
|
75.7
|
| # of Nets |
26
|
20
|
46
|
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)
