Captain Sam's:
It was a fairly quite day out on the spit with 27 new birds and 17 recaptures. The highlight of the day was a Blackpoll Warbler, the last of which was banded on October 5th. Hurricane Zeta is making landfall right now near New Orleans, LA. The storm is predicted to cut across Mississippi, Alabama, northern Georgia, western South Carolina, western North Carolina, and Virginia before heading out into the Atlantic Ocean night. tomorrow night. Tomorrow morning we will be experiencing strong winds in excess of 20 mph associated with this storm. Wind speeds like this make it difficult to band birds and we will likely not be able to open all of the nets or possibly none of the nets.
-Aaron
Little Bear:
Today was quite a slow day with a total of 36 birds. Our excitement of the day was catching a Blackpoll Warbler. Having no big storms off the coast to push them over, our only thought would be the eastern wind that pushed this bird to the coast. This little bird was still pretty healthy and went on its way. I am hoping tomorrow we can catch a few more great birds.
-Kristin
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Eastern Phoebe | 2 | |||
White-eyed Vireo | 2 | |||
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | |||
Carolina Wren | 1 | |||
House Wren | 2 | 2 | ||
Gray-cheeked Thrush | 1 | |||
Hermit Thrush | 1 | |||
Gray Catbird | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
Song Sparrow | 1 | |||
Swamp Sparrow | 3 | |||
Orange-crowned Warbler | 1 | |||
Common Yellowthroat | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Blackpoll Warbler | 1 | 1 | ||
Black-throated Blue Warbler | 1 | |||
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 5 | 6 | ||
Palm Warbler | 1 | 2 | ||
Northern Cardinal | 2 | |||
Indigo Bunting | 1 | |||
Painted Bunting | 1 | 1 | ||
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| # of Recaptures | 17 | 5 | 22 |
| # of Species | 12 | 13 | |
| Effort (net-hours) | 133.8 | 94.3 | 228.1 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 32.9 | 38.2 | 35.1 |
| # of Nets | 30 | 23 | - |
| 2020 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 3,755 | 2,299 | 6,054 |
| # of Recaptures | 792 | 390 | 1,182 |
| # of Species | 71 | 68 | 86 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 9,013.31 | 6,047.7 | 15,061.01 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 50.4 | 43.7 | 48.0 |
| # of Days | 73 | 62 | - |
Banding Staff
Vincent Weber (CS)
Dan Errichetti (LB)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Sarah Stewart (CS)
Josh Lefever (LB)
