Today was still a high number day, totaling with 117 birds! Our highlights of the day were some late migrant birds that should have passed through, the Blue Grosbeak and Scarlet Tanager. These guys make their way about mid-fall but some birds that decided to leave late might still show up. With the start of high numbers of Myrtle Warblers, our wintering birds are starting to show up.
Later in the day, we participated in Saltmarsh Banding on Kiawah Island. We captured a total of 5 species, including, Clapper Rail, Seaside Sparrow, Nelson's Sparrow, Saltmarsh Sparrow, and Marsh Wren. I think everyone had a great time running through the water and getting a little wet! Here are some of the great birds we captured during the Saltmarsh Banding!
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Seaside Sparrow
Left: Subspecies "maritimus"
Right: Subspecies "macgillivraii"
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Banding the Clapper Rail
Photo Credits: Josh
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Saltmarsh Sparrow
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-Kristin
Little Bear:
What started out as a slow day turned into an exciting one with two first of seasons, a Song Sparrow and a Cooper's Hawk! Cooper's Hawks are year-round residents of Kiawah Island and Charleston county so we see them frequently at both sites, but only get them in the nets occasionally if we're lucky. While the adult male below may seem large, the females of most raptor species are significantly larger than the males.
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| Adult male Cooper's Hawk (photo by Dave Sandahl) |
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| Photo by Josh Lefever |
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| Photo by Dave Sandahl |
-Arcata
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
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-
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-
|
1
|
-
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Cooper's Hawk
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Eastern Wood-peewee
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Red-eyed Vireo
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
White-eyed Vireo
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
Swainson's Thrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Hermit Thrush
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Gray Catbird
|
18
|
10
|
17
|
9
|
Brown Thrasher
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Northern Mockingbird
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Song Sparrow
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Ovenbird
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
12
|
6
|
3
|
3
|
American Redstart
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Magnolia Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Blackpoll Warbler
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Palm Warbler (Western) | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle's) | 30 | - | 3 | - |
| Scarlet Tanager | 1 | - | - | - |
| Northern Cardinal | 2 | - | - | - |
| Blue Grosbeak | 1 | - | - | - |
| Indigo Bunting | 2 | - | 2 | - |
| Painted Bunting | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
96
|
43
|
139
|
| # of Recaptures |
21
|
15
|
36
|
| # of Species |
22
|
17
|
28
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
138.8
|
65.2
|
204
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
84.3
|
89.0
|
85.8
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| # of Nets |
28
|
19
|
47
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| 2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
3,394
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2,243
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5,637
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| # of Recaptures |
745
|
310
|
1,055
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| # of Species |
77
|
69
|
92
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| Effort (net-hours) |
8,085.4
|
3,579.7
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11,665.1
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| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
51.2
|
71.3
|
57.4
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| # of Days | 63 | 51 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Dan Errichetti (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Bethany Darby (CS)
Vin Spagnuolo (CS)
Bruce Dean (CS)
Josh Lefever (LB)
Arcata Leavitt (LB)
Dave Sandahl (LB)
