Tuesday, October 29, 2019

What Else is New?

Captain Sams-

The theme of the week persists. Relatively low numbers and the feeling of the day dragging on, but in all honesty, I think we have all a been bit spoiled by what KIBS has already provided. There are many less well known migratory banding stations around the country that don't see the numbers we experience. So, our 39 bird day would be considered a great day by others. Nonetheless, banding birds is always a splendid experience. The most special bird of the day for me was another Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. The strength in their feet is incredible to feel. Anyways, we will see what tomorrow brings!

--Dan

Little Bear-

It was a pleasantly average morning at Little Bear. We enjoyed consistently overcast skies, a humid and heavy gust from the northeast, and a steady flow of birds both observed and in the nets. Double-crested Cormorant migration was in full swing, with large flocks in near constant south-bound motion. I tallied well over 600 cormorants moving past this morning and sighted 5 Common Loons making a beeline for the ocean. As for the mist nets, they offered up 40 birds of 14 different species. The highlights were a late push of 5 Painted Buntings, a particularly colorful young male Orange-crowned Warbler, and our 3rd Savannah Sparrow of the season. Given that the station has caught zero to one Savannah Sparrows in past seasons, we're really on a roll with them this year. 

--Josh

  SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
-
-
1
-
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1
-
-
-
White-eyed Vireo
-
1
-
-
House Wren
1
-
-
-
Gray Catbird
3
3
2
-
Hermit Thrush
1
-
1
-
Savannah Sparrow
-
-
1
-
Song Sparrow
-
-
1
1
Swamp Sparrow
-
-
3
-
Orange-crowned Warbler
-
-
1
-
Common Yellowthroat
6
2
3
1
American Redstart
-
1
-
-
Black-throated Blue Warbler
-
-
1
-
Palm Warbler
2
3
3
-
'Myrtle' Yellow-rumped Warbler
10
-
12
-
Northern Cardinal
1
-
1
2
Indigo Bunting
-
-
-
1
Painted Bunting
215-



Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
27
35
62
# of Recaptures
11
5
16
# of Species
11
14
18
Effort (net-hours)
142.8
109.7
252.5
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
27.3
36.5
30.9
# of Nets
28
19
47



2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
3,514
2,327
5,841
# of Recaptures
823
359
1,182
# of Species
79
71
94
Effort (net-hours)
8,751.8
4,029.2
12,781
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
49.6
66.6
54.9
# of Days6756-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Dan Errichetti (CS)
Arcata Leavitt (CS)
Bill Kee (CS)
Kristin Attinger (LB)
Josh Lefever (LB)

Mondays are for the Banders 10/28/2019

Captain Sam's:

Black-throated Green, Hatch Year Male (Photo: Dave Sandahl)
We had a great day at Captain Sam's today! We processed a total of 71 birds, 54 of which were new captures. I was excited to stumble on my first mini flock of Yellow-rumped Warblers- 15 in one net. We haven't gotten our big push of "Butter Butts" yet this season, so it was a nice preview of what is to come. We banded our second Bay-breasted Warbler of the season, as well as our second Blue-headed Vireo of the season, and our second Black-throated Green of the season! Last years winds only carried one Black-throated Green to the station, so we feel twice as lucky this year!


Black-throated Green (Photo: Dave Sandahl)

Not to mention, we made a new friend:

Corn Snake (Photo: Dave Sandahl)
Aaron found this corn snake on the trail between nets 1 and 20. Naturally, as wildlife biologists, we all had to examine him. Hopefully his musky scent will wash out of our clothes soon!


-Beth


Little Bear:
Things picked up a bit today with 23 new birds banded and 12 recaps of 13 species. The highlight was a first-of-season Lincoln's Sparrow. In 2015 both Captain Sam's and Little Bear caught one each, and one from each site in 2018, making the hatch year below the fifth ever Lincoln's Sparrow caught at KIBS!


-Arcata



  SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
2
-
-
-
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
1
-
-
-
Blue-headed Vireo
1
-
-
-
Red-eyed Vireo
1
-
-
-
Carolina Wren
-
1
1
1
Swainson's Thrush
1
-
-
-
Hermit Thrush
6
-
4
-
Gray Catbird
4
10
2
6
Eastern Towhee
-
1
-
-
Song Sparrow
1
-
-
1
Lincoln's Sparrow
-
-
1
-
Swamp Sparrow
2
1
2
-
Yellow-breasted Chat
-
1
-
-
Northern Waterthrush
-
-
-
1
Common Yellowthroat
1
1
5
2
American Redstart
2
-
-
-
Cape May Warbler
-
-
1
-
Bay-breasted Warbler
1
-
-
-
Black-throated Blue Warbler
5
-
2
-
Palm Warbler (Western)
1
-
1
2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
22
1
3
-
Black-throated Green Warbler
1
-
-
-
Northern Cardinal1---
Painted Bunting1-1-




Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
54
23
77
# of Recaptures
16
12
28
# of Species
21
13
24
Effort (net-hours)
168
102
270
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
41.7
34.3
39.26
# of Nets
28
20
48



2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
3,487
2,292
5,779
# of Recaptures
811
354
1,165
# of Species
79
71
94
Effort (net-hours)
8,609
3,919.55
12,528.55
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
49.9
67.5
55.4
# of Days6655-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Dave Sandahl (CS)
Bethany Darby (CS)
Josh Lefever (LB)
Arcata Leavitt (LB)
Kristin Attinger (LB)