Captain Sams:
Both sites were unable to be opened today due to windy conditions. We also got the news that Hurricane Ian is headed towards coastal South Carolina, so we spent the morning packing up all the nets at Captain Sam's and Little Bear. Captain Sam's was especially birdy this morning with the wind forcing all the migrating birds towards the ground. While there we observed a Bobolink, Cape-May Warblers, Northern Parula, Yellow-throated warbler, and many other passerines!
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| Driving back from Captain Sam's (Katie's hat unfortunately flew off 😱) |
We did attempt a sea-watch later in the afternoon to try and get some shearwaters, but we mostly observed "pouches" of pelicans and "scavengings" of Laughing Gulls.
- Maia
Little Bear:
| 2022 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 1745 | 1042 | 2787 |
| # of Recaptures | 310 | 232 | 542 |
| # of Species | 54 | 49 | 66 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 5811.72 | 2988.57 | 8800.29 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 35.36 | 42.6 | 37.8 |
| # of Days | 42 | 33 | - |
Banding Staff
Kristin Attinger
Nate Watkins
Katie Serba
Brendan Wang
Brendan Wang
Aidan Place
Maia Nguyen
