MEGA High Tide

CAPTAIN SAM'S

Due to strong wind gusts, I was only able to open about half the nets this morning and had to close them all down early.  In about 3.5 hours I had 11 new birds along with 10 recaptures of 4 different species.  

High tide this morning was huge!  It was predicted to be 6.5 feet but because of a full moon and strong NE winds it actually crested at 8.1 feet.  An 8-foot high tide floods most of the banding station with about 2 feet of water which makes getting around very slow and very difficult.  Good thing I parked the truck a little higher up the dune or it may have been in the ocean when I got done.  

The banding table is normally high and dry but not today.  Another six inches of water and I would have been sitting in water while processing birds.  

The Banding Table

  
Net # 2 will get a little wet during larger high tides but rarely is there two feet of water underneath.  

Net # 2 During High Tide

The rain is supposed to start around 7:00 pm tonight and continue until 7:00 am tomorrow morning.  I might be able to band tomorrow but may end up getting a little bit of a later start.  

-Aaron       

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	-	1	-	-
American Robin	1	-	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	5	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	10	4	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	11	-	11
# of Recaptures	10	-	10
# of Species	4	-	4
Effort (net-hours)	50.5	-	50.5
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	41.6	-	41.6
# of Nets	15	-	15

2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	3,832	2,710	6,542
# of Recaptures	1,155	541	1,696
# of Species	78	76	94
Effort (net-hours)	11,407.1	4,978.25	16,385.4
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	43.7	65.3	50.3
# of Days	93	74	-

Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)