Today was a little slow with some south winds making it a hot one today. We did get our first of the season Nashville Warbler! Given their name, Nashville Warblers do not breed in Tennessee, but were first observed there.
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| Hatch year Male Nashville Warbler |
The hardest part of banding birds in the fall is warbler identification. With lots of practice and studying it does become easier with time! A good way to understand a lot of fall warblers, not in their breeding plumage, is using the Warbler Guide. This guide helps you better understand certain characteristics that some warblers have and can distinguish species apart. Check out the image below, This is a glimpse on how this guide can help find key characteristics for certain warblers. The Warbler Guide
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| A quick over view of what's in the app |
-Kristin
Little Bear:
Last night’s south wind continued into the morning, creating far from ideal banding conditions up at Little Bear. Gust were strong enough that we were not able to open all of the nets, and the warm humid air kept bird activity low. We ended up closing relatively early, with only 14 birds captured, all of species that have been our most common for past few days.
—Josh
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
White-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Yellow-breasted Chat
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Nashville Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
17
|
2
|
7
|
-
|
American Redstart
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Cape May Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Parula
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow Warbler
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Prairie Warbler
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
32
|
13
|
45
|
| # of Recaptures |
4
|
1
|
8
|
| # of Species |
14
|
6
|
16
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
126.5
|
34.4
|
160.9
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
28.5
|
40.7
|
32.9
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
15
|
43
|
| 2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
1,211
|
632
|
1,843
|
| # of Recaptures |
300
|
138
|
438
|
| # of Species |
53
|
43
|
62
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
4,570.05
|
1575.3
|
6,145.35
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
33.1
|
48.9
|
37.1
|
| # of Days | 36 | 27 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Bethany Darby (CS)
Josh Lefever (LB)
Dave Sandahl (LB)
Melissa Macdougall (CS)
Cyndie Mynatt (CS)
