Today we started out the morning with quite a bit of birds. We manage to capture 13 new birds and 3 recaptures. For our site, we captured our first of the year Common Yellowthroat and a Prothonotary Warbler. This female Prothonotary Warbler was beautiful and was photogenic. The Prothonotary Warbler is only one of two North American warblers that nest in cavities, and they will readily nest in nest boxes as well. Check out this link and help build nest boxes for these birds during the breeding season!
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After-hatch year Female Prothonotary Warbler
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-Kristin
CAPTAIN SAM'S:
With a slight northerly wind, our first few net runs were our most productive yet! We ended the day with a total of 36 newly banded and 4 recaptured individuals of 14 species. We had several firsts for the season, including a Red-eyed Vireo, Ovenbird, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Hooded Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, and Trail's Flycatcher. Being my first time to band in the East, several of these were my first to see in the hand. I was most excited about the Ovenbird and Yellow-billed Cuckoo!
After-hatch-year Ovenbird
Hopefully the winds continue to come from the North and more birds come our way tomorrow.
-Meredith
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Traill's Flycatcher
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Great Crested Flycatcher
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Eastern Towhee
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Ovenbird
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Prothonotary Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Hooded Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow Warbler
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Prairie Warbler
|
14
|
-
|
4
|
1
|
Northern Cardinal
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
36
|
13
|
49
|
| # of Recaptures |
3
|
4
|
7
|
| # of Species |
14
|
9
|
16
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
138.75
|
56.1
|
194.85
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
28.1
|
30.3
|
28.7
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
20
|
48
|
| 2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
199
|
38
|
237
|
| # of Recaptures |
52
|
7
|
59
|
| # of Species |
24
|
10
|
26
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
1185.95
|
121.1
|
1307.05
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
21.2
|
37.15
|
22.7
|
| # of Days | 9 | 2 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Michael Gamble (LB)
Meredith Heather (CS)
Danae Mouton (CS)
Kristin Attinger (LB)
