The dew soaked nets were difficult to open this morning and as a result it took me an hour to open all 28 nets. It's a good thing I started opening them at 5:45am. It was chilly again this morning although not as chilly as yesterday, and the light winds made it much more comfortable.
It was a very good day with 52 new birds and 29 recaptures of 11 different species. Being by myself, I was on-the-go constantly. It took me about 20-25 minutes to clear all the nets of birds, then I would have 10 minutes or so to process the birds, and then I was back out again to check nets. I repeated this process 11 times and by the end of the day my fitness app on my phone said I walked 10.8 miles.
I had some interesting recaptures today:
Hermit Thrush - originally banded 11/29/14
Swamp Sparrow - 11/12/17
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 2/6/18
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 11/6/16
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 11/22/15
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 11/25/15
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 11/29/13 (this bird was aged as an adult in 2013 which makes her at least 7 years old)
The radar is looking decent again tonight. The only difference is that the winds are out of the northeast tonight instead of northwest like last night. We will see how that affects what I catch tomorrow.
-Aaron
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Eastern Phoebe
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
House Wren
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
5
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Hermit Thrush
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
American Robin
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
1
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
Eastern Towhee
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
Song Sparrow
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
33
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
52
|
-
|
52
|
| # of Recaptures |
29
|
-
|
29
|
| # of Species |
11
|
-
|
11
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
209.1
|
-
|
209.1
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
38.7
|
-
|
38.7
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
-
|
28
|
| 2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
3,652
|
2,710
|
6,362
|
| # of Recaptures |
1,069
|
541
|
1,610
|
| # of Species |
78
|
76
|
94
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
10,600.1
|
4,978.25
|
15,578.4
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
44.5
|
65.3
|
51.2
|
| # of Days | 88 | 74 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
