A New Warbler a Day Keeps the Doctor Away!

 Captain Sams:

Today was a delightful day of banding! With 27 birds total, we had 14 new birds and 13 recaptures. Amongst these, we had a new species of warbler...a male Black-throated Blue! 

(male hatch-year Black-throated Blue Warbler)

During our second net round, we had three Prairie Warblers. Being able to compare all three side by side, we got in good practice at ageing and sexing this species.

(from left to right: male hatch-year, male after hatch-year, female hatch-year)

Perhaps one of the most stunning species of warbler is the Prothonotary, with its vibrant yellow coloring. We were all in awe of this beautiful male!

(male after hatch-year Prothonotary Warbler)

Today was a great day for warblers! We also had two American Redstarts and a recap Swainson's Warbler. We are excited to see what birds tomorrow brings!

-Brittany

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
White-eyed Vireo	-	4	-	-
Carolina Wren	-	1	-	-
Northern Waterthrush	-	2	-	-
Swainson's Warbler	-	1	-	-
Prothonotary Warbler	1	-	-	-
Black-throated Blue Warbler	1	-	-	-
Prairie Warbler	3	-	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	5	-	-
Painted Bunting	5	1	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	14	-	14
# of Recaptures	13	-	13
# of Species	10	-	10
Effort (net-hours)	153.6	-	153.6
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	17.6	-	17.6
# of Nets	32	23	55

2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	140	-	140
# of Recaptures	69	-	69
# of Species	22	-	22
Effort (net-hours)	1068.9	-	1068.9
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	19.6	-	19.6
# of Days	8	-	8

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Kristin Attinger (CS)

Brittany Holliker (CS)

Matt Hixson (CS)

Camille Blose (CS)

Wentao Yang (CS)

Natalie Miller (CS)