Captain Sam's:
Today was our first "classic" August day for the banding station with a total number of 11 birds caught. We had just been so fortunate to have these past few days that were so plentiful they spoiled us. With that said it allowed us to take very meticulous looks at the individuals we did catch. Of the birds caught today most notable was a new hatching year Painted Bunting! So our group of "triplets" might've been the quadruplets and we just hadn't caught this youngster yet, or this bird is from a different group entirely. Here's to hoping it picks back up again sooner rather than later!
Unbanded bunting
Are the triplets quadruplets
Or are you new here
- Nathaniel
Little Bear:
Our slow, hot August day yielded very few birds in the nets (8 total, to be precise). Each time we saw a Painted Bunting in a net, we were way more excited than we would usually be. Just as were giving up hope for the day and were about to close nets, Josh extracted a first-of-season species for Little Bear from net 1: a Yellow-billed Cuckoo! Striking to see in the field while birding, they're even more captivating in the hand. It was a hatch-year, and was making quite a ruckus, but it was awesome to see its long tail and unique bill from in the hand. Thanks, young Cuckoo, for the nice surprise at the end of the day (even though you were uncooperative and would not pose for a nice photo).
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| Sunrise at Little Bear, from net 23. |
-Kandace
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo | - | - | 1 | - |
| White-eyed Vireo | - | 1 | - | - |
Red-eyed Vireo | - | - | 1 | - |
Eastern Towhee | - | - | - | - |
Ovenbird | - | 1 | - | - |
Prairie Warbler | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Painted Bunting | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| # of Recaptures | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| # of Species | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 138 | 93.2 | 231.2 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 8 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| # of Nets | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| 2021 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 240 | 121 | 361 |
| # of Recaptures | 72 | 20 | 92 |
| # of Species | 34 | 24 | 38 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 1579.5 | 662.45 | 2241.95 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 19.8 | 21.3 | 20.2 |
| # of Days | 12 | 6 | - |
Banding Staff
