We avoided the rain but had a slower morning with 8 new birds and 9 recaptures of 8 different species. The southeast winds and the storm that is moving inland is preventing a lot of birds from moving along the coast. This means we are stuck in this pattern until the winds shift, which may occur by the weekend. There is a chance for rain in the morning but hopefully it is not too much of a problem out at the spit.
-Michael
Little Bear
A rain shower greeted us this morning just in time for the first net run. We started the morning out soaked but dried out quickly. Today broke yesterdays record of the slowest day of the season. We captured 7 new birds and 3 recaptures, making a total of 10 birds, with a diversity of 8 species. The tide has flooded the majority of net lanes, bringing more wading birds into the area. We have hopes of incidentally capturing wading birds this season.
-Paul
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Downy Woodpecker
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
House Wren
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
6
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Eastern Towhee
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
American Redstart
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
| Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
8
|
7
|
15
|
| # of Recaptures |
9
|
3
|
12
|
| # of Species |
8
|
8
|
13
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
109.2
|
90.9
|
200.1
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
15.6
|
11.1
|
13.5
|
| # of Nets |
26
|
20
|
46
|
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Mattie VandenBoom (LB)
Michael Gamble (CS)
Kristen Oliver (CS)
Paul Carroll (LB)
Hannah Conley (CS)
Jessica Hightower (CS)
