Captain Sam's:
Today picked up quite a bit, bringing in a total of 126 birds. 81 newly banded birds and 45 recaptured birds. Our First of the season Northern Flicker and Chipping Sparrow was the excitement of the day!
Northern Flickers, as pictured below, are unique as they mostly spend their time on the ground feeding on ants. Making a loud "clear" call, these flickers are a common bird to see in open fields and woodland edges.
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| Second-year Female Northern Flicker |
-Kristin
Little Bear:
With coats on we headed out the station in an attempt to open all of our nets this morning. With calm winds and cooler temperatures we gave it a shot and lasted nearly all day with all nets running until nearly 12:30 when it became strangely hot at Little Bear and we were forced to close.
We really needed a day like today, we didn't have a ton of birds overall (46 new, 15 recaptured), but we had 18 total species and not one, not two, but three new species at the station!
We snagged an Orange-Crowned Warbler, which I so often think of being out west in the mountains
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| Look at that regal crown! |
Then grabbed a Nashville Warbler:
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| Simlar-looking I know! |
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| Would you like Poutine with that? |
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| Where's yer toque, eh? Its gonna be a cold one out der bud. |
- Canadian Dave
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Downy Woodpecker
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
House Wren
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
35
|
30
|
19
|
7
|
Eastern Towhee
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Chipping Sparrow
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
White-throated Sparrow
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
White-crowned Sparrow
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Yellow-breasted Chat
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Ovenbird
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Waterthrush
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Nashville Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
14
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
| American Redstart | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Cape May Warbler | 2 | - | 3 | - |
| Northern Parula | 1 | - | - | - |
| Blackpoll Warbler | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Palm Warbler (western) | 6 | - | - | - |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (myrtle) | - | 1 | 3 | - |
| Northern Cardinal | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Indigo Bunting | 1 | - | - | - |
| Painted Bunting | 1 | - | - | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
81
|
46
|
127
|
| # of Recaptures |
45
|
15
|
60
|
| # of Species |
24
|
18
|
30
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
168
|
110
|
278
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
75
|
55.5
|
67.3
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
20
|
48
|
| 2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
3,260
|
2,094
|
5,354
|
| # of Recaptures |
677
|
275
|
952
|
| # of Species |
74
|
67
|
90
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
7,651.15
|
3,361.5
|
11,012.65
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
51.4
|
70.5
|
57.3
|
| # of Days | 60 | 48 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Dan Errichetti (LB)
Arcata Leavitt (CS)
Dave Sandahl (LB)
Josh Lefever (LB)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Bethany Darby (CS)
