Another slow one out on the "Spit". In 4.3 hours we only captured 9 new birds along with 9 recaptures of 10 species. Rising temperatures forced us to close down a bit early.
There is a good bit of standing water still around the station. We have been watching thousands upon thousands of mosquito larvae squiggling around in our walking trails for a few days now (and yes, I have been trying to stomp on them every chance I get). Today many of the larvae emerged from the water as free flying forms. As the winged adults emerge, they just sit on top of the water for a while (another great opportunity to stomp them back into the mud). In the pic below, you can see the newly emerged adults on the surface of the water as well as a lots of larvae in the water. The next week or so will prove to be a challenge and test everybody's tolerance for these little blood suckers.
-Aaron
Little Bear
The hot and humid weather of August
has followed us into September. The
overnight winds continue to come from the south and are not very conducive for
sparking fall migration. That being
said, it comes as no surprise that banding was fairly slow this morning with 17
new birds and 3 recaptures. Despite the
low numbers, we had a good species diversity with 11 species being represented
including our first of the season Northern Mockingbird. Hopefully a cold front come through and
change this weather and ultimately spark the fall migration.
-Mattie
-Mattie
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
"Traill's" Flycatcher
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
|
Northern Mockingbird
| - | 1 | 1 | |
Brown Thrasher
| - | 1 | ||
Yellow-breasted Chat
| - | - | 1 | - |
Northern Waterthrush
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 2 | - | 3 | - |
American Redstart
| - | - | 2 | - |
Prairie Warbler
| 1 | - | 2 |
1
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
9
|
17
|
26
|
| # of Recaptures |
9
|
3
|
12
|
| # of Species |
10
|
11
|
13
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
111.8
|
102.0
|
213.8
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
16.1
|
19.6
|
17.8
|
| # of Nets |
26
|
20
|
46
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Mattie VandenBoom (LB)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Kristen Oliver (LB)
Brandon Connare (CS)
Paul Carroll (LB)
Hannah Conley (CS)
