Captain Sam's:
Today was an average day. We had a total of 86 birds with 79 of those birds new! Our highlight was catching 2 Cape May Warblers, as shown below. Both of these birds are hatch year, male on the left and female on the right. You can see how close they look to each other but the male is showing some brighter colors around the face, grayer back and more defined streaking on the breast. Its a great comparison between sexes on a hatch year.
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| Cape May Warbler: Male on the left, female on the right Age: Hatch year |
During our busy days we had previously captured a Chestnut-sided Warbler but never had time getting a great photo of it. Today was our lucky day since we captured another one! This Chestnut-sided Warbler is an adult female.
Little Bear:
It was just Josh and I at Little Bear today, which meant that a normal day as far as bird totals helped it feel a little busier than normal. Our first few runs were abundant, and quickly the sun came out to ruin the fun. However, we were able to still continue capturing some birds throughout the day. W finished with 75 birds of 16 species on the day, not a bad September day at all!
After opening nets, we checked them right away to gauge how busy the day would be. I only found one bird, but it was a hatch-year male Hooded Warbler. This was the first male I've ever had in the hand, and it was stunning!
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| Hatch-year Male Hooded Warbler |
We also saw a few species that hadn't been found at Little Bear in a while such as Ovenbird and Veery. These birds are likely from much further North than the those who already all came through.
-Ben
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Downy Woodpecker | - | 1 | - | - |
Traill's Flycatcher | - | - | 1 | - |
Carolina Chickadee | - | 1 | - | - |
White-eyed Vireo | 3 | 1 | 2 | - |
Red-eyed Vireo | 13 | - | 2 | - |
House Wren | 2 | - | - | - |
Veery | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Swainson's Thrush | 3 | - | - | - |
Gray Catbird | 18 | - | 8 | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | - | 1 | - | - |
Yellow-breasted Chat | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Ovenbird | 3 | - | 1 | - |
Northern Waterthrush | 4 | - | 6 | 1 |
Black-and-white Warbler | 2 | - | - | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 18 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
Hooded Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
American Redstart | 1 | - | 2 | 1 |
Cape May Warbler | 2 | - | - | - |
Yellow Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Black-throated Blue Warbler | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Chestnut-sided Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Western Palm Warbler | 4 | - | 14 | - |
Prairie Warbler | 2 | - | - | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | - | 1 | - |
Painted Bunting | - | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 79 | 66 | 145 |
| # of Recaptures | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| # of Species | 21 | 16 | 25 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 156.5 | 119.9 | 276.4 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 54.9 | 62.6 | 58.2 |
| # of Nets | 30 | 23 | 53 |
| 2021 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 1,749 | 969 | 2718 |
| # of Recaptures | 203 | 121 | 324 |
| # of Species | 56 | 49 | 63 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 5,584.2 | 3536.45 | 9120.65 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 34.9 | 30.8 | 33.3 |
| # of Days | 40 | 35 | - |
Banding Staff
