Another Hot One

Captain Sam's

Ahh, another Charleston fall day: 80 degrees and humid. We're getting tired of it, and the birds aren't a fan either. Our numbers our still low, with 28 birds caught today (19 new, 9 recaptures) and we're expecting more of the same until the next cold front. Although late season migrants are still trickling in, such as Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, they aren't in the large numbers that are typical for this time of year. Due to the heat, we closed early today which didn't help our numbers either. 

- Sarah S. 

Little Bear

While driving our field vehicle to the site, I noted the skies were clear enough to watch the International Space Station drift across to the horizon. I also knew that it was going to get hot pretty early. Josh and I stayed out as long as we could, but eventually we decided that the combination of direct sunlight and high temperatures wasn’t ideal. Our capture total today was 33 birds across 12 species. Unfortunately it appears that the weather won’t be in our favor for at least another week.

-Vincent

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Eastern Phoebe	1	-	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	-	-	1	-
House Wren	1	-	1	-
Carolina Wren	-	-	-	1
Gray Catbird	7	8	5	6
Northern Mockingbird	-	-	-	1
Eastern Towhee	-	-	-	1
Common Yellowthroat	2	-	5	3
Black-throated Blue Warbler	1	-	1	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler	2	-	5	-
Palm Warbler	3	-	1	-
Prairie Warbler	-	-	1	-
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	1

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	19	20	39
# of Recaptures	9	13	22
# of Species	9	12	13
Effort (net-hours)	107.3	88.7	196.0
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	26.1	37.2	31.65
# of Nets	29	23	-

2020 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	3628	2146	5774
# of Recaptures	750	364	1114
# of Species	67	66	80
Effort (net-hours)	8472.51	5593.60	14066.11
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	51.7	44.9	48.3
# of Days	69	58	-

 

Banding Staff

Vincent Weber (LB)
Dan Errichetti (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)

Sarah Stewart (CS)
Josh Lefever (LB)