Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Windy Wednesday

Captain Sam's:

It was a modest day at Captain Sam's today due to windy conditions. We processed a total of 37 birds, composed of 12 different species. An after hatch year, female Prothonotary Warbler brightened up our morning:

Prothonotary Warbler (Photo: Arcata Leavitt)

Prothonotary Warblers breed in the Southeast in wooded swamps and sometimes near streams and lakes. They feed on insects, snails, and other small mollusks. For more information on Prothonotary Warblers you can click here.

-Beth

Little Bear:

When we arrived at Little Bear this morning, we were greeted by a strong gale and distant lightening flashes from out over the ocean. Far from optimism-inspiring conditions, but we tried our best to open a few nets and see what birds might be around. Turns out, not much. By our second net run we had captured 4 birds and were left with only 9 wind-strewn nets opened. Following a few bird-less net runs and no sign of the wind subsiding, we closed things down for the day. With strong wind speeds still in the forecast for the next couple of days, it may take some patience before we have another fruitful day of banding on yesterday's level.

--Josh


  SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
White-eyed Vireo
1
3
-
-
Red-eyed Vireo
3
-
-
-
Carolina Wren
-
1
-
-
Gray Catbird
2
-
-
-
Northern Waterthrush
-
1
1
-
Prothonotary Warbler
1
-
-
-
Common Yellowthroat
18
-
-
-
American Redstart
1
-
-
-
Yellow Warbler
3
-
3
-
Prairie Warbler
-
1
-
1
Northern Cardinal
-
1
-
-
Painted Bunting
1---




Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
30
3
33
# of Recaptures
7
1
8
# of Species
12
3
15
Effort (net-hours)
127.8
21.3
146.9
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
29.0
18.8
48.3
# of Nets
28
12
40



2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
852
416
1,268
# of Recaptures
256
110
366
# of Species
42
33
75
Effort (net-hours)
3,485.95
1099.7
4,585.65
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
31.8
47.8
35.6
# of Days2819-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Bethany Darby (CS)
Arcata Leavitt (CS) 
Josh Lefever (LB)
Dan Errichetti (LB)
Dave Sandahl (LB)
Bill Kee (CS)