Our end of the season pattern continued today with captain Sam's processing only 34 birds. Of these 34 birds caught, 21 were recaptured birds while only 13 were new birds. Even with these low numbers we caught 13 different species. One species of particular interest was the Red-breasted Nuthatch. Similar to a woodpecker, Red-breasted Nuthatches can travel up and down the trunk of a tree with ease. An interesting behavior of this Nuthatch is its tendency to cover the entrance of its nest hole with resin collected from coniferous trees. This is thought to deter predators as well as competitors.
-Ryan
 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Hatch-year Male) |
Little Bear
At Little Bear it was a slow and windy day, with only 18 new birds and 10 recaptures of 12 different species. We continued our trend of getting Sharp-shinned Hawks in the nets, with a recapture of a hatch-year male that we banded a few days ago.
Unfortunately we forgot to write up this entry for today on time because the entire crew went out to catch Seaside and Saltmarsh Sparrows in the late afternoon and we didn't get back to the house until late. However, the sparrow banding effort was successful (and may warrant a blog post of its own before the end of the season).
--Blaine
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Downy Woodpecker
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Blue-headed Vireo
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
House Wren
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
-
|
Hermit Thrush
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
American Robin
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
-
|
9
|
1
|
4
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
Song Sparrow
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
White-throated Sparrow
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
13
|
18
|
31
|
| # of Recaptures |
20
|
10
|
30
|
| # of Species |
13
|
12
|
18
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
153.0
|
61.5
|
214.5
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
21.6
|
45.5
|
28.4
|
| # 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)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)
Nancy Raginski (CS)
