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):
- 11/18/2010 (banded)
- 11/29/2011
- 10/20/2012
- 11/05/2013
- 11/17/2015
- 11/08/2016
- 11/25/2016
- 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)
