Due to strong wind gusts, I was only able to open about half the nets this morning and had to close them all down early. In about 3.5 hours I had 11 new birds along with 10 recaptures of 4 different species.
High tide this morning was huge! It was predicted to be 6.5 feet but because of a full moon and strong NE winds it actually crested at 8.1 feet. An 8-foot high tide floods most of the banding station with about 2 feet of water which makes getting around very slow and very difficult. Good thing I parked the truck a little higher up the dune or it may have been in the ocean when I got done.
The banding table is normally high and dry but not today. Another six inches of water and I would have been sitting in water while processing birds.
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| The Banding Table |
Net # 2 will get a little wet during larger high tides but rarely is there two feet of water underneath.
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| Net # 2 During High Tide |
The rain is supposed to start around 7:00 pm tonight and continue until 7:00 am tomorrow morning. I might be able to band tomorrow but may end up getting a little bit of a later start.
-Aaron
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
American Robin
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
10
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
11
|
-
|
11
|
| # of Recaptures |
10
|
-
|
10
|
| # of Species |
4
|
-
|
4
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
50.5
|
-
|
50.5
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
41.6
|
-
|
41.6
|
| # of Nets |
15
|
-
|
15
|
| 2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
3,832
|
2,710
|
6,542
|
| # of Recaptures |
1,155
|
541
|
1,696
|
| # of Species |
78
|
76
|
94
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
11,407.1
|
4,978.25
|
16,385.4
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
43.7
|
65.3
|
50.3
|
| # of Days | 93 | 74 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
