It was eerily quiet at Captain Sam’s with 13 new birds and 25 recaptures, comprised of 14 species. The most interesting thing to occur this morning was a recovery of Northern Mockingbird, thanks to a little help from our second Sharp-shinned Hawk of the season. The Sharp-shinned Hawk was in process of transporting her meal when she found herself caught in our net. Her meal happened to be a young Northern Mockingbird that we had banded on October 12th. Though it was sad to see one of our banded birds be turned into meal, it was nice to know the fate of that particular bird. Recapture and recovery data is an important aspect of banding efforts. Subsequent encounters with banded birds, whether it be a recapture in banding operation or the recovery of deceased banded bird, provides the data needed to understand population dynamics. Recovery data allows for a better understanding of life spans and survival rates, dispersal and migration patterns, and overall population health.
-Mattie
Little Bear
Today at Little Bear the weather started out nice but we ended up having to shut down early due to wind picking up around 10:30. We had the usual visitors like Gray Catbirds and Yellow-rumped Warblers. Highlights included a late Cape May Warbler and White-crowned Sparrow.
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Common Ground-dove
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Hermit Thrush
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Gray Catbird
|
1
|
6
|
7
|
16
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Cape May Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Palm Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
6
|
8
|
18
|
3
|
Eastern Towhee
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
Song Sparrow
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
White-crowned Sparrow
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Painted Bunting
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
13
|
29
|
42
|
| # of Recaptures |
26
|
24
|
50
|
| # of Species |
14
|
11
|
17
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
136.5
|
75.5
|
212
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
28.6
|
70.2
|
43.4
|
| # 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)
Nancy Raginski (CS)
