Sunday, November 21, 2021

Catbirds Are Back...And Some Sparrows

 CAPTAIN SAM'S

What a change compared to the last couple of days!  The wind finally subsided and I was able to open up all the nets.  I had more birds on my first net run than I had all day yesterday.  Birds truly do hunker down when its windy as exemplified by the 33 recaptures captured today.  

Sparrows are sometimes underappreciated and often labelled "little brown birds" or "little brown jobs".   But being able to observed them close-up allows their true colors to shine and proves they are more than LBJs.  Below are some examples the intricated patterns and colors of the four species of sparrows that were captured today.

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow

 -Aaron    

  Species  Captain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
House Wren
-2--
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
11--
Hermit Thrush
12--
Gray Catbird
317--
Eastern Towhee
1---
Savannah Sparrow
1---
Song Sparrow
2---
White-throated Sparrow
-1--
Swamp Sparrow
11--
Orange-crowned Warbler
11--
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
118--


Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
22
-
-
# of Recaptures
33
-
-
# of Species
11
-
-
Effort (net-hours)
205.35
-
-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
26.8
-
-
# of Nets
30
-
-

2021 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
4507
3103
7610
# of Recaptures
1193
589
1782
# of Species
91
79
104
Effort (net-hours)
13430.4
8332.6
21763.0
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
42.4
44.3
43.2
# of Days9378-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

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