It was a slow day at Captain Sam's today but we sure did a lot of recaptures. With a total of 17 new birds and 13 recaptures. We had the most recaptures of Painted Buntings that were after-hatch years. It was really cool seeing the unique coloration of the males once they are finished molting!
Check out the bold contrast of colors on this male below!
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| After-hatch year male Painted Bunting |
Little Bear
It was a day full of recaptured birds at Little Bear with more recaptured than newly banded. We had a total of 12 new birds and 14 recaptures. It was a decently diverse day with 11 species. The continuing heat shut us down just before 10 this morning. Our most interesting catch today was a Yellow Warbler (photo below) with a duller, more olive coloration than most that we see. According to The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, there is extensive morphological variation within Yellow Warblers, more so than other wood-warblers. To learn more about Yellow Warblers and their various subspecies, check out this link.
Hatch-year Yellow Warbler
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
White-eyed Vireo
| 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Carolina Chickadee | - | - | 1 | - |
| Carolina Wren | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Veery | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gray Catbird | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Brown Thrasher | 1 | - | - | - |
| Northern Mockingbird | - | - | 1 | - |
| Ovenbird | 1 | - | - | - |
| Northern Waterthrush | - | - | 1 | - |
| Common Yellowthroat | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Yellow Warbler | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Prairie Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
| Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Painted Bunting | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
17
|
12
|
29
|
| # of Recaptures |
13
|
14
|
27
|
| # of Species |
10
|
11
|
15
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
105
|
60
|
165
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
28.6
|
43.3
|
35.9
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
20
|
48
|
| 2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
735
|
452
|
1,187
|
| # of Recaptures |
197
|
89
|
286
|
| # of Species |
43
|
32
|
49
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
3,669.0
|
1,365.1
|
5,034.1
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
25.4
|
39.6
|
29.3
|
| # of Days | 31 | 24 | - |
Banding Staff
Michael Gamble (CS)
Meredith Heather (LB)
Danaé Mouton (LB)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Joanne Hamilton (LB)
Joel Throckmorton (CS)
Ryan Donnelley (CS)
