A Barrage of Reds, Whites, and Yellows

 Captain Sams:

As this is my first blog post of the season, my name is Matt, and I am a member of the 2023 KIBS Banding Crew. Overnight rain led to some mucky nets, but with soaked shoes and high spirits, our team captured some really cool birds today!

We had a total of 35 individuals, with 22 being new birds and 13 being recaptures. Among those new individuals were a Yellow Warbler, a Red-eyed Vireo, and two American Redstarts; all new species for the station this year. 

This afternoon also marks the first day of working on getting Little Bear ready for the season, and we are all excited to see the other site for the first time!

Hatch Year Male Yellow Warbler

Hatch Year Red-eyed Vireo

-Matt

Little Bear:

Note:  All banding, marking, and sampling is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s BBL

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Downy Woodpecker	1	1	-	-
White-eyed Vireo	2	3	-	-
Red-eyed Vireo	1	-	-	-
Carolina Wren	-	1	-	-
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	1	-	-	-
Northern Waterthrush	1	1	-	-
American Redstart	2	-	-	-
Yellow Warbler	1	-	-	-
Prairie Warbler	10	-	-	-
Northern Cardinal	1	6	-	-
Painted Bunting	2	1	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	22	-	-
# of Recaptures	13	-	-
# of Species	11	-	-
Effort (net-hours)	140.8	-	-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	24.86	-	-
# of Nets	32	23	55

2022 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	87	-	-
# of Recaptures	27	-	-
# of Species	17	-	-
Effort (net-hours)	441.0	-	-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	25.9	-	-
# of Days	3	-	-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Kristin Attinger (CS)

Brittany Holliker (CS)

Matt Hixson (CS)

Camille Blose (CS)

Wentao Yang (CS)

Natalie Miller (CS)