El Capitan's:
Back at it once again! We had relatively good numbers today, but they were lower than expected based on weather and migration predictions. Overall we processed 72 individuals today, which was exciting nonetheless. We did get two new species for all of KIBS and one new station for Captain Sam's site. These included a Western Palm Warbler (previously caught at Little Bear), an Eastern Wood-Pewee, and a Least Flycathcer.
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| A suprised hatch year Least Flycather |
Least Flycatchers are the smallest Empidonax species in the Eastern United States. Empidonax is the genus that this guy belongs to along with other difficult species to identify like the Willow and Alder Flycatcher, which are a familiar captures for us. They are so difficult to distinguish by sight alone that we have to label them both as "Trail's" Flycatchers.
Osito:
Hi hidley ho neighborino! Oooh weee we had a good day today! We got up early hoping we could finally catch that cute little Screech Owl we've seen perched out by net 6, but alas we were unsuccessful in our quest. But like any good story, it starts with some disappointment and ends with an unforeseen happy ending.
Despite the lack of owl, our happy ending came at the hands of 63 new birds, a few of which were real gems!
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| Gem #1: Chestnut-Sided Warbler named Chester (Photo: Josh Lefever) |
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| Gem #1: Arcata and Dave admiring Chester (Photo by: Josh Lefever) |
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| Gem #2: Marsh Wren looking shabby-chic (Photo by: Dave Sandahl) |
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| Gem #3: Clay-colored sparrow making clay look good again (Photo by: Josh Lefever) |
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Downy Woodpecker
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Eastern Wood-Pewee
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Least Flycatcher
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
9
|
-
|
8
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
House Wren
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Marsh Wren
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Veery
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
5
|
1
|
8
|
-
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Clay-colored Sparrow
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Yellow-breasted Chat
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
Black-and-white Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
31
|
2
|
26
|
-
|
American Redstart
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
| Magnolia Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
| Yellow Warbler | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
| Western Palm Warbler | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Prairie Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
| Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | - | - |
| Painted Bunting | 1 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
68
|
63
|
131
|
| # of Recaptures |
4
|
4
|
8
|
| # of Species |
18
|
16
|
26
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
137.2
|
90
|
227.2
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
52.5
|
74.4
|
61.2
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
20
|
48
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| 2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
1179
|
618
|
1797
|
| # of Recaptures |
296
|
137
|
433
|
| # of Species |
52
|
43
|
61
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
4,443.55
|
1540.9
|
5984.45
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| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
33.2
|
49.0
|
37.3
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| # of Days | 35 | 26 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Dan Errichetti (CS)
Arcata Leavitt (LB)
Dave Sandahl (LB)
Josh Lefever (LB)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Bethany Darby (CS)
Bill Kee (CS)
