CAPTAIN SAM'S
What a beautiful Thanksgiving Day out on the spit. It was a cool crisp morning with little wind and it warmed up nicely by midday. I banded 22 new birds and had 39 recaptures of 12 different species. The highlight of the day was Yellow-breasted Chat! The last few years I have banded a late November chat. This is presumably an individual that will overwinter on Kiawah rather than a late migrant.
Mixed in with the 39 recaptures were some interesting returning birds including a 3 year old Orange-crowned Warbler, a 2 year old Yellow-rumped Warbler, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler that is at least 5 years old. She was an adult when we banded her on 11/6/2016.
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| Yellow-breasted Chat (after hatch-year, probable male) |
-Aaron
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Carolina Wren | - | 2 | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | - | 2 | - | - |
Hermit Thrush | - | 2 | - | - |
Gray Catbird | 1 | 11 | - | - |
Brown Thrasher | - | 1 | - | - |
Song Sparrow | 2 | 3 | - | - |
Swamp Sparrow | 1 | - | - | - |
House Finch | - | 1 | - | - |
Yellow-breasted Chat | 1 | - | - | - |
Orange-crowned Warbler | - | 1 | - | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 17 | 13 | - | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | - | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 22 | - | - |
| # of Recaptures | 37 | - | - |
| # of Species | 12 | - | - |
| Effort (net-hours) | 176.7 | - | - |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 33.4 | - | - |
| # of Nets | 29 | - | - |
| 2021 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4584 | 3103 | 7687 |
| # of Recaptures | 1284 | 589 | 1873 |
| # of Species | 91 | 79 | 104 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 14023.8 | 8332.6 | 22356.4 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 41.8 | 44.3 | 42.8 |
| # of Days | 97 | 78 | - |
Banding Staff
