The "Un"Calm Before the Storm

 Captain Sams:

The weather began to shift this morning towards the storm conditions forecasted for the next couple of days. Extreme winds meant that Little Bear didn't open, but Captain Sam's persevered regardless. The first round netted us a couple of birds, but after that there was next to nothing. After a couple of net rounds the wind was just too much to keep going and we finally closed the nets. The wind driven tide was much higher than normal and was all the way up to the table and pooling at our feet!

It's hard not to go birding during this kind of extreme weather in the late fall, and so we spent the afternoon seawatching on the east end of the island. It was incredibly productive with 603 Black Scoters, two Parasitic Jaegers, a handful of Northern Gannets, and an exciting four flyover Snow Geese. Always have to make the most of even the slower days!

-Aidan

Species	Captain Sams		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	1	-	-	-
Hermit Thrush	-	1	-	-
Carolina Chickadee	-	1	-	-
Grey Catbird	1	-	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	2	-	-	-
White-throated Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Myrtle Warbler	4	-	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	9	-	9
# of Recaptures	2	-	2
# of Species	7	-	7
Effort (net-hours)	55.2	-	55.2
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	19.9	-	19.9
# of Nets	30	23	53

2022 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	4967	2926	7893
# of Recaptures	1210	686	1896
# of Species	84	84	98
Effort (net-hours)	12303.07	6711.12	19014.19
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	50.2	53.8	51.5
# of Days	82	72	-

Banding Staff

Nate Watkins (CS)

Brendan Wang (CS) 

Aidan Place (CS)