We banded 91 new birds and processed 16 recaps today of 20 different species, including our first of season Scarlet Tanager! An adult female and a female hatch year were captured together in the same net.
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| Female Scarlet Tanager (photos by Dave Sandahl) |
A female Cooper's Hawk was hanging around the nets, we're hoping she'll make her way into one this week!
-Arcata
Little Bear:
Happy Caturday! We finally got a break from the wind today, and were able to keep all of our nets open throughout the whole banding session! By far, our most abundant species of the day was the Gray Catbird. We processed 63 Catbirds! At one point, I had about 10-15 Catbirds on my necklace, garnering the nickname "Crazy Catbird Lady." We also had seven new Painted Buntings, including one very handsome after-hatch-year male. Even though Painted Buntings are very common here at KIBS, seeing them in the hand never gets old!
One of my favorite birds of the day was this Tennessee Warbler, the second for Little Bear so far this season:
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| HY Tennessee Warbler |
Another one of my favorite birds included this Marsh Wren, the second for the site so far this season:
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| Marsh Wren |
This little guy weighed only 7.8 grams!
A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was hanging out near net 10 today; unfortunately, he avoided the net. The good news is, Josh has promised me that we will catch six Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers tomorrow!
So I am very much looking forward to that!
-Beth
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Eastern Phoebe
|
7
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
6
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
House Wren
|
4
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
Marsh Wren
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Carolina Wren
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Veery
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
4
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
Wood Thrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
36
|
6
|
62
|
1
|
Brown Thrasher
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Eastern Towhee
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Tennessee Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
16
|
2
|
10
|
-
|
American Redstart
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Parula
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
| Yellow Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Western Palm Warbler | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| Prairie Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Tanager | 2 | - | - | - |
| Northern Cardinal | - | 2 | - | 1 |
| Indigo Bunting | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Painted Bunting | 1 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
91
|
106
|
197
|
| # of Recaptures |
14
|
4
|
18
|
| # of Species |
20
|
20
|
27
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
133
|
80
|
213
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
78.9
|
137.5
|
101.9
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
20
|
48
|
| 2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
2,588
|
1,541
|
4,129
|
| # of Recaptures |
485
|
208
|
693
|
| # of Species |
59
|
57
|
73
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
6,663.55
|
2,638.8
|
9,302.35
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
46.1
|
66.3
|
51.8
|
| # of Days | 52 | 41 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Arcata Leavitt (CS)
Dave Sandahl (CS)
Josh Lefever (LB)
Dan Errichetti (LB)
Bethany Darby (LB)
