Captain Sam's:
Today was a very good day! We had a total of 7 FOS (first of the season) including my favorite, the American Redstart! These birds are very common and are really a sight to see! They have a remarkable coloration to sticks out and they know they are beautiful. Redstarts have a unique feeding habit were they seem to feed more like flycatchers. They usually go after flying insects with competes with other flycatcher species. Here is a link that talks a little more about this species.
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American Redstart
After Hatching Year Male
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Hatching Year, unknown sex
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Two more of our crew members (Josh and Bethany) started working this morning, which we had a nice steady flow of birds they got to band and handle. I would also love to welcome them to KIBS and hope that they have a great time and really enjoy all the birds to come during the season!
-Kristin Attinger
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Great Crested Flycatcher
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Tufted Titmouse
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Eastern Towhee
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Black-and-white Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Prothonotary Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
American Redstart
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Prairie Warbler
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Cardinal
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
32
|
-
| |
| # of Recaptures |
11
|
-
| |
| # of Species |
17
|
-
| |
| Effort (net-hours) |
149.5
|
-
| |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
28.8
|
-
| |
| # of Nets |
28
|
-
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| 2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
81
|
13
|
94
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| # of Recaptures |
24
|
2
|
26
|
| # of Species |
21
|
3
|
21
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
343.2
|
15.75
|
358.9
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
30.6
|
95.2
|
33.4
|
| # of Days | 3 | 1 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Bethany Darby (CS)
Josh Lefever (CS)
Bill Kee (CS)
