A cold front moved through this morning bringing with it much windier conditions. There appeared to be some very brief bird movement on the radar last night right after sunset. Most of the activity was in the Piedmont region of South Carolina and the Coastal Plain of North Carolina I'm not sure if it was the wind or if we had birds leave the area last night but it was very quiet around the banding station. The ever present Yellow-rump "chips" that seem to resonate throughout the station this time of year were nearly silent and that was evident based on the number of birds we captured today. We only banded 7 new birds and had 6 recaptures of 5 different species. For the past week or two recaptures outnumbered new birds but not today. It will be interesting to see over the next day or two when the wind dies down to see if we fall back into our normal late November pattern.
-Aaron
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Downy Woodpecker
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
American Robin
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
7
|
-
|
7
|
| # of Recaptures |
6
|
-
|
6
|
| # of Species |
5
|
-
|
5
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
113.6
|
-
|
113.6
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
11.4
|
-
|
11.4
|
| # of Nets |
26
|
-
|
26
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Chris Snook (CS)
