Wednesday, November 17, 2021

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'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
-1--
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
12--
Gray Catbird
17--
Hermit Thrush
11--
Song Sparrow
33--
Swamp Sparrow
1---
Eastern Towhee
-1--
Yellow-rumped Warbler127--


Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# 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'sLittle BearTOTAL
# 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 Days8978-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Kandace Glanville (CS)
Nate Watkins (CS)
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Josh Lefever (CS)
Ben Stalheim (CS)