Captain Sam’s
Things have calmed down at the site since our resident bobcat was captured and radio-collared. Since the first sighting we have been running a constant effort net check system (aka walking for 4-6 hours straight). We are all so grateful to be able to track this feline’s movements with radio telemetry now. So far we’ve learned that she likes to take naps, lots and lots of naps. This is good for us because it’s easy to track a stationary target. The high tides have also begun to subside and shift to later in the day, so we won’t have to walk knee deep in water anymore. I’m not sure if you’ve ever walked 5 miles through shin/knee deep water, but it’s one heck of a workout. Even the birds have calmed down. Weather hasn’t been favorable for any major influx of migrants. Today we caught 36 birds total. It appears that, according to the weather outlook, we will be having slow days until at least the Thursday after next…
Captain Sam’s did get a first of season today, however. Yesterday, I detected Ruby-crowned Kinglets giving their quintessential ratcheting calls. Today we caught two! Little Bear has already caught some, but this now puts Captain Sam’s in the species lead by one.
-Vincent
Little Bear
As the month progresses, we are seeing our winter species trickling in. We caught more Myrtle Warblers, another Song Sparrow and another Ruby-crowned Kinglet! We expect many more of these species to keep showing up in our nets as we move closer to November. Our numbers have been fairly consistent for the week. We are having a steady flow of a handful of birds with each net check, which keeps us busy enough. Thankfully, we didn’t have to deal with an extreme high tide flooding our nets today so we managed to run all of our nets for our entire session. We are still anxious for a rarity to pop up sooner rather than later! Keep your eyes peeled.
— Dan E.
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Red-eyed Vireo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
House Wren | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Gray Catbird | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Northern Mockingbird | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Swamp Sparrow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Song Sparrow | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ovenbird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Common Yellowthroat | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Western Palm Warbler | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Myrtle Warbler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Prairie Warbler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Northern Cardinal | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Painted Bunting | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 25 | 24 | 49 |
| # of Recaptures | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| # of Species | 9 | 11 | 15 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 112.5 | 132.25 | 144.75 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 32 | 28 | 50.4 |
| # of Nets | 30 | 23 | - |
| 2020 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 3,571 | 2,069 | 5,640 |
| # of Recaptures | 710 | 320 | 1,030 |
| # of Species | 67 | 66 | 80 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 8,015.86 | 5,179.65 | 13,195.51 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 53.4 | 46.1 | 50.55 |
| # of Days | 65 | 54 | - |
Banding Staff
Vincent Weber (CS)
Dan Errichetti (LB)
Josh Lefever (LB)
No comments:
Post a Comment