Friday, November 3rd 2023

 Captain Sams:

It was a steady Friday for us as we began the morning with some bobcat patrol. Despite the cold, there was some activity early this morning, followed by a small lull, and then some more activity as it warmed up. The Ruby-crowned Kinglets are increasing in numbers, as well as the Myrtle Warblers. The Hermit Thrushes are slowly starting to increase in presence and so are the Song and Swamp Sparrows. Also, most of the Catbirds we are seeing these days are recaps. As the temperature increases this weekend and next week, we hope and increase in bird activity will follow.

- Camille

Little Bear:

Today was a definitely a different day than yesterday. It was still a tad chilly at the start of the morning but did warm up a bit later on. The birds were a little more quiet today, except for the occasional flocks of myrtles and the overpowering calls of the catbirds. It was nice to see a few recapture birds from previous; including a House Wren and Gray Catbird that was banded in 2022, a Myrtle Warbler that was banded in 2021. We ended our day with almost an even amount, with 22 newly banded birds and 19 recaptures. 

The weather looks to be warming up in the next few days, so it will be interesting to see if we stay busy or slow down even more.

-Kristin

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 Sams		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Downy Woodpecker	-	-	-	1
Eastern Phoebe	-	-	1	-
Golden-crowned Kinglet	-	1	1	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	9	2	4	-
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	-	-	1	-
House Wren	2	2	2	1
Gray Catbird	1	7	5	14
Hermit Thrush	1	3	-	-
White-throated Sparrow	1	-	-	-
Song Sparrow	5	-	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	3	-	1	-
Common Yellowthroat	2	-	-	-
American Redstart	-	1	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	11	3	7	1
Northern Cardinal	-	1	-	1
Painted Bunting	-	-	-	1

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	36	22	58
# of Recaptures	17	19	36
# of Species	13	11	16
Effort (net-hours)	188.8	116.25	305.05
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	29.7	35.3	30.8
# of Nets	32	25	57

2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	3973	3,084	7,057
# of Recaptures	953	639	1,592
# of Species	80	84	93
Effort (net-hours)	12,849.2	7,876.05	20,725.25
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	41.73	47.3	41.73
# of Days	78	66	-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Kristin Attinger (LB)

Brittany Holliker (CS)

Matt Hixson (LB)

Camille Blose (CS)

Wentao Yang (LB)

Natalie Miller (CS)