Little Bit Migration

 CAPTAIN SAMS

Even though our nets were not filled with Yellow-rumped Warblers there were a few birds on the move last night as evident by capturing new Blue-headed Vireos, Hermit Thrushes, Swamp Sparrows, and Palm Warblers - all species we haven't banded in a little while.  In addition we banded another late-season Yellow-breasted Chat.

One of our local bobcats was on the prowl last night around the banding station.  It left purr-fect (I'm so sorry for that...) tracks in the soft sand and wet mud along at least a 1/2 mile of our banding trails.  It even had the audacity to leave me a little gift on one of my boardwalks.  Unfortunately, we did not see the bobcat this morning but if it was still around, it probably saw us.  

Bobcat scat

 

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
Blue-headed Vireo	2	-	-	-
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	1	-	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	4	-	-
Hermit Thrush	2	3	-	-
White-throated Sparrow	1	1	-	-
Swamp Sparrow	3	-	-	-
Yellow-breasted Chat	1	-	-	-
Palm Warbler (Western)	2	-	-	-
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)	8	10	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	20	-	-
# of Recaptures	18	-	-
# of Species	9	-	-
Effort (net-hours)	201.1	-	-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	18.9	-	-
# of Nets	32	-	-

2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	4,599	3,380	7,979
# of Recaptures	1,265	729	1,994
# of Species	85	86	100
Effort (net-hours)	16,826.2	9,293.95	26,120.2
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	34.9	44.2	38.2
# of Days	102	78	-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Sean Dowd (CS)