It was my second day in South Carolina and boy is it muggy. We had a fun day, but rather slow again with 8 new birds banded and 5 recaps of 6 species. I really enjoyed seeing the differences in the molts and ages of the painted buntings. We had a couple of hatch-year birds who are just beginning to explore on their own and molt into their first plumage. They look drastically different than a brilliant, adult (after-second year) male. The bird below is one of those drab, awkward looking young.
-Joel
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| Painted Bunting (hatch-year, unknown sex) |
Little Bear
We had a very slow morning out at Little Bear with 4 new birds and 1 recapture of only 2 species, which has to be one of the slowest if not the slowest day ever at the site. Unfortunately, the heat is causing us to shut down around 9:00 AM every morning, but there is not much bird activity after that time anyway. This pattern looks to continue for awhile but hopefully we get a wind shift and some more migrants. It has definitely been a slower start to the season compared to previous seasons.
-Michael
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Downy Woodpecker
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Brown Thrasher
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Prairie Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
8
|
4
|
12
|
| # of Recaptures |
5
|
1
|
6
|
| # of Species |
6
|
2
|
7
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
105
|
56
|
161
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
12.4
|
8.9
|
11.2
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
20
|
48
|
| 2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
308
|
124
|
432
|
| # of Recaptures |
103
|
33
|
136
|
| # of Species |
29
|
16
|
30
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
2372.1
|
686.85
|
3058.95
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
17.3
|
22.9
|
18.6
|
| # of Days | 19 | 11 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Michael Gamble (LB)
Meredith Heather (LB)
Danaé Mouton (LB)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Joanne Hamilton (CS)
Joel Throckmorton (CS)
