Slow and Steady

 Captain Sams:

Captain Sam's has remained steady with a slow influx of new birds and plenty of recaptured ones. An exciting new bird for the season was a Swainson's Warbler, which was not caught at this sight last year. Some usual favorites included hatch year and adult White-eyed Vireos, a Downy Woodpecker, and a Carolina Chickadee. 

Image: Swainson's Warbler

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	-	-
White-eyed Vireo	-	2	-	-
Carolina Chickadee	-	1	-	-
Northern Mockingbird	1	-	-	-
Northern Waterthrush	1	-	-	-
Swainson's Warbler	1	-	-	-
Prairie Warbler	1	-	-	-
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	-
Painted Bunting	4	-	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	8	-	-
# of Recaptures	5	-	-
# of Species	9	-	-
Effort (net-hours)	105.6	-	-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	12.3	-	-
# of Nets	32	23	55

2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sam's	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	126	-	-
# of Recaptures	56	-	-
# of Species	21	-	-
Effort (net-hours)	915.3	-	-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	19.9	-	-
# of Days	7	-	-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Kristin Attinger (CS)

Brittany Holliker (CS)

Matt Hixson (CS)

Camille Blose (CS)

Wentao Yang (CS)

Natalie Miller (CS)