Farewells from the last of the KIBS crew

 Captain Sam's:

Today was definitely a busier day than yesterday. We had a total of 47 bird with only 25 of them being newly banded and 22 being recaptures. We tried our best to capture a Sedge Wren today that was hanging around one of our nets, but they seemed to have ventured off to another place. Our highlight of the day was capturing 4 Savannah Sparrows in one run, thanks to Aaron! He manage to call them into our nets, which they were such curious birds.

I would like to thank Aaron for letting me come back for my third year! Each year something new always happen and I'm excited to get to experience it each time. My most exiting experience, other than birds obviously, is getting the opportunity to handle the bobcat that has been hanging around Captain Sam's. That will be something I will never forget. 

I would also like to thank each crew member for sticking out till the end! Everyone learned quickly and were a treat to be with! There is always something to hoot and holler about and I wish the best to each one and may our paths cross again someday!

So long KIBS and until next time,

-Kristin

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Eastern Phoebe	-	1	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	1	-	-	-
Hermit Thrush	-	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	1	10	-	-
Song Sparrow	2	-	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	4	3	-	-
Savannah Sparrow	4	-	-	-
'Myrtle' Yellow-rumped Warbler	13	6	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	25	-	25
# of Recaptures	22	-	22
# of Species	9	-	9
Effort (net-hours)	171	-	171
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	27.5	-	27.5
# of Nets	30	-	-

2020 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	4,359	2,633	6,992
# of Recaptures	1,040	508	1,548
# of Species	78	71	90
Effort (net-hours)	12,115.88	7,839.82	19,955.7
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	44.6	40.1	42.8
# of Days	95	79	-

 

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Josh Lefever (CS)

Vincent Weber (CS)