It was another busy morning at Captain Sam's with 170 new birds and 10 recaptures of 22 species. Common Yellowthroats led the way again with 113! Mixed in with all the Common Yellowthroats were a couple good species for the site. One was a first-of-the season Marsh Wren, which we do not catch many of during the fall, and the other was a Mourning Warbler. The Mourning Warbler is a first-of-the season for Captain Sam's (one was already caught at Little Bear) and the 3rd ever for KIBS! The one caught at Little Bear was a hatch-year female and the one today at Captain Sam's was a hatch-year male, providing us with a great comparison.
As you can see from the pictures below, young female Mourning Warblers have a brownish-olive head with a yellowish eye ring. Their throat and upper breast is buffy yellow, lacking gray or black mottling. The sides of the upper breast also have brownish-olive patches.
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| Mourning Warbler (hatch-year, female) |
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| Mourning Warbler (hatch-year, male) |
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| Marsh Wren (hatch-year, unknown sex) |
-Michael
Little Bear
Little Bear
It was a tad bit slower today but we
still made it into the triple digits with a total of 106 birds, 94 of which were
new and the other 12 being recaptures. A
total of 15 species were represented in today’s catch. Mixed among the Common Yellowthroats, we had
a good numbers of White-eyed Vireo and Red-eyed Vireo moving through. These last few days of a hundred plus birds
has really helped us make up for days we missed because of Hurricane Irma.
-Mattie
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
"Traill's" Flycatcher
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
4
|
-
|
9
|
1
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
20
|
1
|
11
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
House Wren
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Marsh Wren
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Veery
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Baltimore Oriole
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Ovenbird
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
Black-and-white Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
Mourning Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
113
|
4
|
57
|
1
|
American Redstart
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Cape May Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Black-throated Blue Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Palm Warbler (Western)
|
8
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Prairie Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Summer Tanager
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Painted Bunting
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
170
|
94
|
264
|
| # of Recaptures |
10
|
11
|
21
|
| # of Species |
22
|
15
|
24
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
142.5
|
116.0
|
258.5
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
126.3
|
90.5
|
110.3
|
| # of Nets |
25
|
20
|
45
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Mattie VandenBoom (LB)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Kristen Oliver (CS)
Brandon Connare (LB)
Paul Carroll (CS)
Hannah Conley (LB)
Ryan Donnelly (CS)
Juliana Smith (LB)
Jake Zadik (LB)
