Friday, November 18, 2022

Keeping it 100

 Captain Sam's:

    Lots of exciting things happening on the island today! Some good and some not so good! Our morning started off great with chilly temps and yellow rumped warbler chips. On our more solemn note we had our first of season American Robin barely in net two and it slipped out on us before I realized what it was in the early dawn light. We’re having a good run of birds the last few days, today we broke 100 birds, not something I expected before I left! I’m addition to all that’s happening at the station the island had a state first record of a bird last night: Lesser Nighthawk! As always the rare birds seem to find their way to the ocean course and that’s where this bird was seen, definitely hoping this misplaced bird sticks around!

- Nate


  Species  Captain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Downy Woodpecker
--1-
Eastern Phoebe
1---
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
8-7-
House Wren
--3-
Gray Catbird
2-6-
Hermit Thrush
1-1-
White-throated Sparrow
3---
Song Sparrow
2-4-
Swamp Sparrow
2---
Eastern Towhee
1---
Orange-crowned Warbler
--1-
Yellow-rumped Warbler59-5-


Today's Banding StatsCaptain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
79
-
79
# of Recaptures
28
-
28
# of Species
12
-
12
Effort (net-hours)
180
-
180
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
59.4
-
59.4
# of Nets
30
23
-

2022 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain Sam'sLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
5253
2,955
8208
# of Recaptures
1315
701
2016
# of Species
86
83
100
Effort (net-hours)
13103.3
6,985.05
20088.35
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
50.1
52.3
50.9
# of Days8976-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given
Kristin Attinger (CS)
Nate Watkins (CS)
Katie Serba 
Brendan Wang 
Aidan Place 
Maia Nguyen