Saturday, September 21, 2019

FOS Wilson's Warbler!

Captain Sam's:

When we first arrived at the banding station this morning, we were greeted by our friend, the bobcat. As a result, we shortened our net run times and remained on high alert throughout most of the morning. We still managed to catch some great birds! My favorite bird of the day was a first-of-season Wilson's Warbler! Wilson's Warblers are uncommon visitors to the KIBS station.



We also caught a hatch year male Ruby-throated Hummingbird. He had a couple of flecks of ruby on his throat, and I think one looked like the shape of a heart.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

--Beth


Little Bear:

For the first time in a few days, the wind subsided at Little Bear and we were able to have all of our nets open. Despite the poor migration conditions overnight, we caught 27 birds of 12 species. We had two first of season species, both a little lackluster compared to the Wilson's Warbler over at Captain Sam's. But we were still excited to process our first House Wren of the fall, and to catch the elusive and charismatic Tufted Titmouse. 

--Josh


  SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Red-eyed Vireo
1
-
1
-
Tufted Titmouse
-
-
1
-
House Wren
-
-
1
-
Gray Catbird
2
-
3
-
Brown Thrasher
-
1
-
-
Veery
-
-
1
-
Northern Waterthrush
1
-
1
1
Common Yellowthroat
5
-
7
-
American Redstart
2
-
1
-
Yellow Warbler
-
-
2
-
Prairie Warbler
1
1
-
1
Wilson's Warbler
1
-
-
-
Northern Cardinal
-
1
2
2
Painted Bunting
4112




Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
16
21
37
# of Recaptures
5
6
11
# of Species
10
12
14
Effort (net-hours)
125.3
76
201.3
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
16.8
35.5
23.8
# of Nets
28
20
48



2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
1,033
483
1516
# of Recaptures
275
119
394
# of Species
43
36
50
Effort (net-hours)3,875.15
1274.5
5,149.65
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
33.7
47.2
37.1
# of Days3122-

Banding Staff

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