Last Day of 2017 Fall Migration Banding Season

CAPTAIN SAM'S

Today was the last day of the 2017 fall migration banding season.  It was a slow one with 8 new birds and 13 recaptures of 9 different species.  The excitement came in the first net run when I got an American Robin out of net 26.  This is a species that I had pretty much written off for this season, but... we finally got one.  We usually band a few robins each season at Captain Sam's but they have escaped capture before today.  

American Robin (Hatch-year, female)

I will be working on pulling together a preliminary summary of the season over the next couple of days, so stayed tuned.

-Aaron

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
House Wren	-	2	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	-	2	-	-
Hermit Thrush	-	1	-	-
American Robin	1	-	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	2	-	-
Brown Thrasher	-	1	-	-
Eastern Towhee	-	1	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	-	1	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	7	2	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	8	-	8
# of Recaptures	13	-	13
# of Species	9	-	9
Effort (net-hours)	179.8	-	179.8
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	11.7	-	11.7
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

29 November 2017

CAPTAIN SAM'S

With a non-existent wind this morning, I was hoping for a better day but I only banded 12 new birds and had 18 recaptures of 9 different species. Tomorrow is the last day of the 2017 fall migration season.  It's been a really good season but my body is ready for a rest.  

-Aaron

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
House Wren	1	1	-	-
Carolina Wren	-	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	1	3	-	-
Song Sparrow	-	1	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Orange-crowned Warbler	-	1	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	-	1	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	9	8	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	2	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	12	-	12
# of Recaptures	18	-	18
# of Species	9	-	9
Effort (net-hours)	178.7	-	178.7
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	16.8	-	16.8
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

Ageing Kinglets

CAPTAIN SAM'S 

A fairly quiet but typical late November day of banding with 15 new birds and 19 recaptures of 5 different species.  Over the last few days, I have been collecting tail photos of Ruby-crowned Kinglets so that I could explain how we age them.  Kinglets (both Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned) can be difficult to age because they don't show any obvious molt limits.  Oftentimes, we have to rely on the shape of the outer rectrices (tail feathers) in order to age them.  I will also look at the shape and color of the primary coverts as they relate to the greater coverts but this can often be unreliable and difficult to discern.

The following photo shows an good example of a hatch-year kinglet.  Notice that the outer tail feathers are narrow and tapered.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Hatch-year)

The next photo shows the broad, rounded shape of the outer tail feathers of an adult kinglet.  

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (After Hatch-year)

This photo shows an "in-betweener".  The outer tail feathers seem fairly rounded but not as truncated as an adult would be.  With this individual, I specifically remember looking at the primary coverts as a secondary aging criteria.  The primary coverts were pale, narrow, and tapered thus leading me to a hatch-year age determination.   

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Hatch-year)

-Aaron

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
House Wren	-	1	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	2	2	-	-
Hermit Thrush	-	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	4	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	13	11	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	15	-	15
# of Recaptures	19	-	19
# of Species	5	-	5
Effort (net-hours)	167.5	-	167.5
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	20.3	-	20.3
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

27 November 2017

CAPTAIN SAM'S 

It was a fairly uneventful day at the banding station with 16 new birds and 16 recaptures of 7 different species.  It's been 10 days since we've captured a new Gray Catbird but we got our 685th one of the season this morning.  Most of the catbirds we are catching now are recaptures, in fact we have 406 Gray Catbird recaptures.  These are not all unique individuals but several individuals that have been recaptured multiple times throughout the season.    

-Aaron

Deer:  1, Net:  0

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	-	2	-	-
Hermit Thrush	-	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	1	3	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	-	1	-	-
Palm Warbler (Yellow?)	1	-	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	14	8	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	16	-	16
# of Recaptures	16	-	16
# of Species	7	-	7
Effort (net-hours)	159.7	-	159.7
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	20.0	-	20.0
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

26 November 2017

CAPTAIN SAM'S


It was much slower today with 13 new birds and 12 recaps of 10 different species.  The highlight of the day occurred during the 1st net run when the second Savannah Sparrow of the season was captured.  I also captured a new Downy Woodpecker - the first one banded in over 2 months.  We've only banded 7 Downy Woodpeckers so far this season and have sporadically recaptured the same 3 or 4 individuals.

-Aaron

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Downy Woodpecker	1	-	-	-
Eastern Phoebe	1	-	-	-
Carolina Chickadee	-	1	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	1	-	-	-
Hermit Thrush	-	2	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	3	-	-
Savannah Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Song Sparrow	1	-	-	-
White-throated Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	7	6	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	13	-	13
# of Recaptures	12	-	12
# of Species	10	-	10
Effort (net-hours)	138.9	-	13809
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	18.0	-	18.0
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

FOS Clay-colored Sparrow

CAPTAIN SAM'S


I had a surprising flurry of activity today with 46 new birds and 19 recaptures of 10 different species.  Most of the new birds banded this morning were Yellow-rumped Warblers (39 of 46) but the bird-of-the-day was a Clay-colored Sparrow.  Little Bear has consistently banded one or two each year but this is the first one at Captain Sam's since 2012 when we banded 5 of them.

-Aaron

Clay-colored Sparrow (hatch-year, sex unknown)

Clay-colored Sparrow (note the brownish rump)

Clay-colored Sparrow (note the clean gray nape)

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Common Ground-Dove	-	1	-	-
Carolina Chickadee	-	1	-	-
Carolina Wren	-	1	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	3	1	-	-
Hermit Thrush	1	-	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	8	-	-
Eastern Towhee	-	1	-	-
Clay-colored Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	2	-	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	39	6	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	46	-	46
# of Recaptures	19	-	19
# of Species	10	-	10
Effort (net-hours)	170.1	-	170.1
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	38.2	-	38.2
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

24 November 2017

Captain Sam's 

It was a typical November morning out at Captain Sam's, but we beat Wednesday's total with 17 new birds banded and 19 recaptures of 8 species. Its been a pretty good season for White-throated Sparrows as well. The one caught today was the 16th banded at Captain Sam's this fall. 

-Michael 

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Carolina Chickadee	-	2	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	1	2	-	-
Hermit Thrush	-	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	3	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	1	1	-	-
White-throated Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	14	8	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	2	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	17	-	17
# of Recaptures	19	-	19
# of Species	8	-	8
Effort (net-hours)	152.5	-	152.5
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	23.6	-	23.6
# of Nets	25	-	25

Banding Staff
Michael Gamble (CS)
Chris Snook (CS)

No Banding Today and a Streak Comes To An End

Captain Sam's 
Due to the constant storms and rain pushing through the area, banding out at Captain Sam's this morning was not possible. We plan to resume banding in the morning as the rain should be out of here.  Today ended a 71-day banding streak at Captain Sam's.  We have banded everyday since Hurricane Irma shut us down for a few days back in early September.

Happy Thanksgiving!

-Michael and Aaron

22 November 2017

Captain Sam's
It was a pretty good morning out at Captain Sam's with 16 new birds and 18 recaptures of 7 species. It stayed calm and overcast for most of the morning, which helped with bird activity, but the sun eventually came out and wind picked up, decreasing captures tremendously. We continue to catch many Yellow-rumped Warblers banded in previous seasons as well, adding another 4 today.

Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

-Michael

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	-	4	-	-
Hermit Thrush	1	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	1	-	-
Song Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	-	3	-	-
White-throated Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler	13	9	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	16	-	16
# of Recaptures	18	-	18
# of Species	7	-	7
Effort (net-hours)	167.4	-	167.4
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	20.3	-	20.3
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Michael Gamble (CS)

21 November 2017

CAPTAIN SAM'S

Today was full of recaptures many of which were from birds banded in previous years.  Low winds and cloudy conditions were helpful in concealing the nets.  Wind and direct sunlight  make the nets more visible to the birds and there is a better chance of avoidance.  

-Aaron

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
House Wren	-	1	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	2	2	-	-
Hermit Thrush	-	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	3	-	-
Northern Mockingbird	-	3	-	-
Song Sparrow	-	1	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	-	1	-	-
Orange-crowned Warbler	-	1	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	6	17	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	8	-	8
# of Recaptures	31	-	31
# of Species	10	-	10
Effort (net-hours)	141.75	-	141.75
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	34.6	-	34.6
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

20 November 2017

CAPTAIN SAM'S

There are still a few new birds arriving on site but recaptures are making up the majority of the birds we are catching these days.  Two Hermit Thrushes, which we have not banded in over a week, were mixed in with 11 new birds banded today.  Among the 19 recaptures, we had a few interesting returning birds including a Common Yellowthroat that was banded on 28 September 2016.  Of the thousands of Common Yellowthroats that we have banded over the years, there has only been a couple that I can remember that have been recaptured in a different year than which it was banded.  It is possible that this individual will winter on site, however, we did not recapture it after it was banded at the end of September last year.  Another surprise, although now unheard of, was a recaptured Prairie Warbler that was banded on 18 October of this year.  This bird might also be planning on spending the winter on Kiawah.   And... almost all of the recaptured Yellow-rumped Warblers that we have been catching over that last several days have been birds that we banded in previous years. 

-Aaron  

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Eastern Phoebe	1	-	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	2	3	-	-
Hermit Thrush	2	-	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	8	-	-
White-throated Sparrow	2	-	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	-	1	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	4	5	-	-
Prairie Warbler	-	1	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	11	-	11
# of Recaptures	19	-	19
# of Species	9	-	9
Effort (net-hours)	162.2	-	162.2
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	18.5	-	18.5
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

19 November 2017

CAPTAIN SAM'S

In spite of a dreary weather forecast (strong predicted winds), I decided to open up the nets this morning.  Strong southwest winds blew all night long and a misty rain greeted me on my way to the banding station.  The rain was a result of a cold front that moved through this morning and I had to wait in the truck on the beach for a little while before opening the nets.  The wind was eerily calm as I opened the nets but as the sun rose above the horizon it started to rip through the banding station shifting from the west to the northwest throughout the morning.  The wind prevented me from opening all of the nets and I ended up closing down early.  I ended the morning with a whopping 7 birds - 5 new and 2 recaptures.

-Aaron  

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
House Wren	1	-	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	1	1	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	2	1	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	5	-	5
# of Recaptures	2	-	2
# of Species	4	-	4
Effort (net-hours)	80.0	-	80.0
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	8.8	-	8.8
# of Nets	21	-	21

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

Old Lady Myrtle

CAPTAIN SAM'S

Today was much slower out on the spit with only 17 new birds and 13 recaptures of 7 different species.  We have been catching a lot of Yellow-rumps that have been banded in previous seasons lately.  A female that was recaptured today was originally banded on 11/18/2010 on Captain Sam's Spit as a hatch-year which means that she is 7 years and 4.5 months old.  According to the Bird Banding Laboratory's longevity records, the oldest known Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) is 8 years and 9 months old.  Even more interesting is that she has most likely stopped at Kiawah every fall since (she was not captured in 2014).  

Capture history of 2610-54837 (Yellow-rumped Warbler):

1. 11/18/2010 (banded)
2. 11/29/2011
3. 10/20/2012
4. 11/05/2013
5. 11/17/2015
6. 11/08/2016
7. 11/25/2016
8. 11/18/2017

-Aaron

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Carolina Chickadee	-	1	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	3	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	4	-	-
Song Sparrow	2	-	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	-	2	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	1	-	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	11	5	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	17	-	17
# of Recaptures	13	-	13
# of Species	7	-	7
Effort (net-hours)	150.9	-	150.9
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	19.9	-	19.9
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

Late Cape May Warbler

CAPTAIN SAM'S

Bird activity picked up a little bit today with 37 new birds and 16 recaptures of 11 different species.  While Yellow-rumped Warblers made up a bulk of today's catch, there were a couple of surprises mixed in including a late Cape May Warbler and a Northern Parula.

The Cape May Warbler was a hatch-year female wearing a really drab plumage.  From it's profile, this bird is non-descript and could pose an ID challenge.  But when viewed head on, the bird's "tiger stripes" are revealed.  This is a good field mark for Cape May Warblers in any plumage but especially when you run across one with a more muted exterior.

-Aaron

Cape May Warbler (hatch-year, female)

Cape May Warrbler (hatch-year, female)

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Eastern Phoebe	1	-	-	-
Carolina Chickadee	-	2	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	2	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	2	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	1	2	-	-
White-throated Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	2	-	-	-
Cape May Warbler	1	-	-	-
Northern Parula	1	-	-	-
Palm Warbler (Western)	1	-	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	27	9	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	37	-	37
# of Recaptures	16	-	16
# of Species	11	-	11
Effort (net-hours)	155.4	-	155.4
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	34.1	-	34.1
# of Nets	26	-	26

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)

16 November 2017

CAPTAIN SAM'S

Finally, the wind subsided, which made for a pleasant day out on the spit.  We captured our standard bag of winter birds that totaled 24 new bird and 21 recaptures of 10 different species.  We captured a number of birds that were banded in previous years including:

1.  Yellow-rumped Warbler (11/18/2010)
2.  Yellow-rumped Warbler (11/1/2016)
3.  Northern Cardinal (8/15/2015)
4.  Eastern Towhee (10/15/2015)
5.  Swamp Sparrow (10/29/2016)
6.  Yellow-rumped Warbler (10/30/2015)
7.  Yellow-rumped Warbler (11/04/2015)
8.  Yellow-rumped Warbler (11/04/2015)
9  Yellow-rumped Warbler (12/13/2013)

-Aaron

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	1	-	-	-
House Wren	1	1	-	-
Golden-crowned Kinglet	1	-	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	5	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	1	4	-	-
Eastern Towhee	-	3	-	-
Song Sparrow	-	2	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	1	2	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	7	14	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	24	-	24
# of Recaptures	21	-	21
# of Species	10	-	10
Effort (net-hours)	155.25	-	155.25
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	29.0	-	29.0
# of Nets	27	-	27

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Michael Gamble (CS)

15 November 2017

Captain Sam's

The slow capture rate days are continuing. Strong north winds today made our nets very visible and kept bird activity at a low. Most of our captures today were recaptures except for a few new Yellow-rumps passing through. One Yellow-rump in particular caught our attention in the net.

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (After hatch-year, Female)

This adult female yellow-rump was partially leucistic! This is something we see occasionally in catbirds, common yellow-throats, and a few other commonly captured species. This bird was particularly interesting because of the extent of the leucisim throughout her plumage. Typically we will see a white toe nail or a few white feathers randomly on one wing. This female seems to have some symmetry to the white feathers and even had white spots on her legs and toes!

We call this bird leucistic instead of albino because she is not completely white and has a normal eye color. Though both are genetically linked, albinism is a lack of melanin production in the skin, hair, eyes, and feathers and causes the eyes to appear red or pink as the blood vessels are the only coloration. Leucisim on the other hand is only a partial loss of pigmentation and typically occurs randomly in patches.

-Kristen

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Gray Catbird	-	4	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	-	2	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	3	4	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	3	-	3
# of Recaptures	11	-	11
# of Species	4	-	4
Effort (net-hours)	118.7	-	118.7
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	11.8	-	11.8
# of Nets	22-24	-	22-24

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Kristen Oliver (CS)

Season Finale for Little Bear

Captain Sam's

Today was an extremely slow day out at Captain Sam's! We had a total captures of 28 birds in the 6 hours we were out banding. The majority of our captures during this time of year are always Yellow-rumped Warblers. So, I decided to do a featured post about aging and sexing the confusing plumage of fall Yellow-rumped Warblers! Sorry in advance, this might get a little technical and boring!

The first thing you should always remember about aging and sexing any species is that no one characteristic is going to give you all the answers every time! When we look at aging and sexing yellow-rumps we typically look at many characteristics before we come to a conclusion. These characteristics could be things like:

-Molt limit!!!

-Wing Chord

-Skull

-Shape of primary feathers

-Tail shape

-Upper tail coverts

-Lesser and median coverts (Shoulder)

-Back feathers

-Face

Some plumage characteristics typically vary by sex and make it possible for us to accurately age and sex 95% of these warblers in their, seemingly, drab fall plumage. Upper tail coverts (coverts laying dorsally on the tail and posterior to the rump) are one example of these characteristics that give us an idea of what sex the individual could be. However these characteristics are highly variable and overlap in many cases as demonstrated in the diagram I created below. 

Other characteristics that can vary by sex are the lesser and median coverts (shoulder feathers) and the back feathers. The amount of blue in the shoulder and the amount of black in the centers of the back feathers are also useful for determining sex. Again these characteristic are highly variable and sometimes hard to distinguish but can be used in conjunction with other criteria to age and sex individuals. I compiled another diagram to show this variation. (to view larger please click on the image)

The moral of this story is that aging and sexing birds is a very hard skill to acquire. Without seeing hundreds of individuals up close and personal, it can be extremely hard to determine whether a characteristic is more female or male looking without having something to compare to. It has taken many years for researchers both in museums and in the field, at stations like ours, to compile enough information and understand these birds.

Aging and sexing birds can be extremely valuable data to have. We can potentially utilize this information during migration studies to understand movement patterns, populations size, flocking behavior, and so much more!

Thanks for reading along! I hope you learned a little and enjoyed this post!

-Kristen

Little Bear

Today marked the end of the banding season for Little Bear.  Sadly the wind limited our efforts and in the short time we were opened, we caught 5 new birds and recaptured 3, representing 3 species. 

Today also marks my last day of the season.  This was the first season I worked at Little Bear full time and it was quite the experience.   We started the season off with an alligator hanging out in the net lanes and hurricane Irma threated to put an end to the season early.  The end of September was by far on of the busiest stretches we have ever experienced at Little Bear.  Thanks to that stretch, we had our best season yet for new birds with over 3,500 birds banded.  October and November seemed to be a bit slower than previous season and have been due to a change in habitat structure and Little Bears inability to handle strong wind.  Aaron still has the rest of the month to go for Captain Sam’s and I want to wish him best of luck and let the Yellow-rumped Warblers be ever in his favor.  Be sure to check back in during the first week of December for a full season wrap up.

-Mattie 

        

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Common Ground-Dove	1	1	-	1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	1	-	-	-
Eastern Phoebe	1	-	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	4	-	1	-
Hermit Thrush	-	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	4	-	2
Chipping Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	-	1	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	11	2	4	-

Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	19	5	24
# of Recaptures	9	3	12
# of Species	8	3	8
Effort (net-hours)	158.9	39.2	198.1
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	17.6	20.4	18.2
# of Nets	28	18	46

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (LB/CS)
Mattie VandenBoom (LB/CS)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Kristen Oliver (CS)