Today was a slow windy morning. We didn't catch many birds but we did get to see 36 White Pelican fly by, which is a lifer bird for me! Before we closed all of our nets we did have a flock of Tree Swallows dive in for some wax myrtle berries. They were teasing us by eating from a tree close to the nets but we got lucky that they decided to change their mind and go for one near our nets.
I would like to thank Aaron for all the work he does to run the KIBS banding station. I learned so much and got to see so many different birds. It was a great season and I had a blast working with everyone and loved meeting new people.
-Kristin
LITTLE BEAR
It was our last day of banding today at Little Bear and we packed up the site. I can't say we went out with a bang today, only catching 5 new birds and 3 recaptures. However, for the season overall Little Bear did awesome in terms of catching exciting (and unexpected) species. It was the site to catch the Kirtland's Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Morning Warbler, Pine Warbler and Blackburnian Warbler - all species only caught once this season - among others.
Spending a few months working for KIBS and living in Kiawah has been an amazing time and I am sad to leave. Throughout the season I have seen so many new species in the hand (even some lifers!) and learned a great deal about aging by molt limits and identification tips for eastern species. Thanks to my whole team, especially Aaron, for a memorable and fun season!
-Meredith
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Tree Swallow
|
12
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
Song Sparrow
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Blackpoll warbler
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
22
|
5
|
27
|
| # of Recaptures |
9
|
3
|
12
|
| # of Species |
6
|
4
|
7
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
115
|
26
|
141
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
27
| 30.8 |
27.7
|
| # of Nets |
29
|
20
|
49
|
| 2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
3,569
|
2,710
|
6,279
|
| # of Recaptures |
1,022
|
541
|
1,563
|
| # of Species |
78
|
76
|
94
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
10,202.1
|
4,978.25
|
15,180.35
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
45.0
|
65.3
|
51.7
|
| # of Days | 85 | 74 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Michael Gamble (LB)
Meredith Heather (LB)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
MY favorite blog!!! Great Job this season TEAM!!! Thanks so much for all that you do (did)! :)
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