We did a little better today with 20 new birds and 6 recaptures of 10 different species. The first net run of the morning provided most of the excitement for the day when 15 of our total 26 birds were captured (and 10 of those were in net #2).
We banded our 5th Cooper's Hawk of the season...another large female. I don't know if we have just been luckier this year to get to the net at the right time or if there are more Cooper's Hawks around this fall, but before this year we have only banded two others (1 in 2015 and 1 in 2014).
One of the 10 birds in net #2 during the first net round just happened to be a new species for the season - a Pine Warbler. Pine Warblers are a fairly common bird on the main part of Kiawah but we rarely see or hear them at the banding station. In fact, this is only the 6th Pine Warbler that we have banded since 2009.
A big thanks goes out to Chris Snook for helping me out the few days!
-Aaron
 |
| Pine Warbler (hatch-year. male) |
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Cooper's Hawk
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Hermit Thrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
American Robin
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Pine Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
12
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
Song Sparrow
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
White-throated Sparrow
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
20
|
-
|
20
|
| # of Recaptures |
6
|
-
|
6
|
| # of Species |
10
|
-
|
10
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
140.4
|
-
|
140.4
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
18.5
|
-
|
18.5
|
| # of Nets |
26
|
-
|
26
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Chris Snook (CS)
