It was a delightful morning out on the spit. A light fog lingered over the river, and several White Ibises flew overhead. On the first net run, I didn't encounter a single bird to extract. This, I took as a bad sign. My next few runs improved, however, and we managed to process a total of 33 birds, 25 of which were new.
The best part of the day, unequivocally, was when Aaron informed us of a couple of Sedge Wrens hanging around net 4. So we planned our attack and successfully flushed not one, but TWO Sedge Wrens into the net! The last time a Sedge Wren was banded at KIBS was in 2014!
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| Hatch Year, Sedge Wren |
-Beth
Little Berry:
The Little Bear crew was quite jealous of Captain Sam's Sedge Wrens today! However we captured a few interesting birds of our own. Another Orange-crowned Warbler made its way into our nets, unfortunately without its namesake crown but a fun bird nonetheless! We also banded a late Northern Parula, with the last one being captured over a week ago. The Yellow-rumped Warblers are starting to come through in flocks and we recaptured a female today that was banded in 2015 as an after-hatch year, making her at least five years old! The flocks of yellow rumps are typically followed by Sharp-shinned Hawks, so we're hoping to get our first one in the nets this week.
-Arcata
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Downy Woodpecker
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Eastern Phoebe
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Carolina Chickadee
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
House Wren
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Sedge Wren
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Gray Catbird
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
Swamp Sparrow
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Orange-crowned Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Common Yellowthroat
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Cape May Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Northern Parula
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Black-throated Blue Warbler
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Palm Warbler (Western)
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
|
9
|
-
|
5
|
1
|
Northern Cardinal
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Indigo Bunting
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Painted Bunting
| 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
25
|
18
|
43
|
| # of Recaptures |
7
|
10
|
17
|
| # of Species |
9
|
16
|
19
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
145.6
|
100
|
245.6
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
22.0
|
28.0
|
24.8
|
| # of Nets |
28
|
20
|
48
|
| 2019 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded |
3,658
|
2,345
|
6,003
|
| # of Recaptures |
817
|
369
|
1,186
|
| # of Species |
80
|
71
|
95
|
| Effort (net-hours) |
8,897.4
|
4,129.2
|
13,026.6
|
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) |
50.3
|
65.7
|
55.1
|
| # of Days | 68 | 57 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
Bethany Darby (CS)
Dan Errichetti (CS)
Dave Sandahl (CS)
Bill Kee (CS)
Josh Lefever (LB)
Kristin Attinger (LB)
Arcata Leavitt (LB)
