Because of the cold temperatures and gusty winds, I delayed opening the nets until a little after 7:00 am. Even then I only opened up 7 nets. Each consecutive net run, I opened up a few more nets, and by 10:00 am I had 25 nets open. Similar to yesterday, the first three hours were very slow but around 11:00 am, the bird activity picked up and I was catching between 10-15 birds per hour until about 3:00 pm. I closed up the nets around 4:20 pm to put a cap on a long and productive day. I ended up banding 39 new birds and had 44 recaptures of 9 different species.
The highlight of the day was a stunning adult male Eastern Bluebird. This is the first bluebird that has ever been banded at during the fall at Captain Sam's. Little Bear banded one in October 2017.
-Aaron
 |
| Eastern Bluebird (after hatch-year, male) |
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Eastern Bluebird
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
Song Sparrow
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
White-throated Sparrow
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
35
|
33
|
-
|
-
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
39
|
-
|
39
|
| # of Recaptures |
44
|
-
|
44
|
| # of Species |
9
|
-
|
9
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
175.8
|
-
|
175.8
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
47.2
|
-
|
47.2
|
| # of Nets |
25
|
-
|
25
|
| 2018 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
3,977
|
2,710
|
6,687
|
| # of Recaptures |
1,274
|
541
|
1,815
|
| # of Species |
80
|
76
|
96
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
12,019.8
|
4,978.25
|
16,998.1
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
43.7
|
65.3
|
50.0
|
| # of Days | 98 | 74 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
