Saturday, October 24, 2020

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'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Eastern Phoebe
1---
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
--1-
House Wren
1-1-
Carolina Wren
---1
Gray Catbird
7856
Northern Mockingbird
---1
Eastern Towhee
---1
Common Yellowthroat
2-53
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 StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# 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'sLittle BearTOTAL
# 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 Days6958-

 

Banding Staff

Vincent Weber (LB)
Dan Errichetti (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Sarah Stewart (CS)
Josh Lefever (LB)