It started out cold and breezy with very little bird activity. I didn't even hear a Gray Catbird this morning! Usually they are calling everywhere just before it gets light. The birds finally started moving around 10:00 am and I caught a majority of the birds after that. After starting out slow, I ended up with 26 new birds and 20 recaptures of 9 different species. The highlights of the day included a Sharp-shinned Hawk and a first-of-the-season Grasshopper Sparrow.
The Sharp-shinned Hawk was aged as a second-year due to the orangish-red eye with a yellow ring around the edge. In hatch-years the eye is yellow, and in after second-years (adults) it is deep red.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Second-year, male) |
Today's Grasshopper Sparrow is only the 3rd one ever banded at KIBS. The last one was banded in 2014.
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| Grasshopper Sparrow (Hatch-year, sex unknown) |
The weather tomorrow is going to be cold and windy again. The only difference from today, is it is supposed to be colder and windier with temperatures reaching the freezing mark and wind chills in the lower 20's. I will probably have to delay opening the nets until it warms up enough to safely band birds.
-Aaron
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Sharp-shinned Hawk
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
American Robin
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Grasshopper Sparrow
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
20
|
15
|
-
|
-
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
26
|
-
|
26
|
| # of Recaptures |
20
|
-
|
20
|
| # of Species |
9
|
-
|
9
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
153.0
|
-
|
153.0
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
30.1
|
-
|
30.1
|
| # of Nets |
27
|
-
|
27
|
| 2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
3,938
|
2,710
|
6,648
|
| # of Recaptures |
1,230
|
541
|
1,771
|
| # of Species |
79
|
76
|
95
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
11,844.0
|
4,978.25
|
16,822.3
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
43.6
|
65.3
|
50.0
|
| # of Days | 97 | 74 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
