Handling the Heat

 Captain Sams:

It was the first day of the season for KIBS and the new banders were thrown into it. Despite weather in the high 80s and some wind, there were 52 birds these technicians got to handle. From the usual Cardinals and Painted Buntings to some bright Prairie Warblers and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, the station kicked off the season with a bang.

Prairie Warbler

-Camille Blose

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	2	-	-	-
Great Crested Flycatcher	3	-	-	-
Eastern Kingbird	2	-	-	-
White-eyed Vireo	2	-	-	-
Carolina Chickadee	3	-	-	-
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	1	-	-	-
Carolina Wren	-	1	-	-
Northern Mockingbird	1	-	-	-
Northern Waterthrush	2	-	-	-
Prairie Warbler	6	-	-	-
Northern Cardinal	13	1	-	-
Painted Bunting	14	1	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	49	-	-
# of Recaptures	3	-	-
# of Species	12	-	-
Effort (net-hours)	162.6	-	-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	32	-	-
# of Nets	32	23	55

2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	49	-	-
# of Recaptures	3	-	-
# of Species	13	-	-
Effort (net-hours)	162.6	-	-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	32	-	-
# of Days	1	-	-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Kristin Attinger (CS)

Brittany Holliker (CS)

Matt Hixson (CS)

Camille Blose (CS)

Wentao Yang (CS)

Natalie Miller (CS)

Sierra Tompkins (CS)