One final banding session with the gang!

 Captain Sam's:

Today was our final day as a group! It's been a slightly somber day because of that but it's exciting to keep a close eye on everyone to see where we all go from here. This season has been so wonderful and full of laughter and cool birds. Today was a good day of reflection since we weren't catching too many birds. I think my favorite birds of the season have been our Chuck-wills-widow, Black-throated Blue Warblers, Canada Warbler, and Mourning Warbler. Honestly though the more I think about all the cool birds we've seen at either station this year it really is hard to pick, some individuals of s species had a story or an interesting extraction that just give the whole species a pleasant memory. I've had a very pleasant time sharing some of our cool stories on the blog as well as share my haikus with the viewers. So here's one last haiku for this season!

Here on Kiawah

leaves start to fall but we're gone

before they reach ground

- Nate

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker	-	1	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	1	2	-	-
Gray Catbird	1	7	-	-
Hermit Thrush	1	1	-	-
Song Sparrow	3	3	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Eastern Towhee	-	1	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler	12	7	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	19	-	19
# of Recaptures	22	-	22
# of Species	41	-	41
Effort (net-hours)	177.0	-	177.0
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	23.2	-	23.2
# of Nets	30	-	30

2021 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	4421	3103	7524
# of Recaptures	1122	589	1711
# of Species	91	79	104
Effort (net-hours)	12723.10	8332.60	21055.7
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	43.6	44.3	43.9
# of Days	89	78	-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Kandace Glanville (CS)

Nate Watkins (CS)

Kristin Attinger (CS)

Josh Lefever (CS)

Ben Stalheim (CS)