Monday, September 11, 2023

The Maggie May Day

 Captain Sams: It was a hot and slow day out at Captain Sams this morning. We caught 24 birds, 10 of which were recaptures. There were many familiar faces, including Northern Waterthrushes, Common Yellowthroats, and Northern Cardinals. 


The highlight of the day was a Magnolia Warbler we caught on our last net run of the day. This is the first Magnolia Warbler for Captain Sams this year, and it was so cool to see this little cutie up close!


Due to the slower day we were able to get some more nets fixed up in preparation for busier days later in the season. We are excited to see what new birds the northern winds later this week will bring!




Hatch-year female Magnolia Warbler


-Natalie


Little Bear:

The birds picked up today as our total number shot up to 23! There were a variety of species, most notably two Cape May Warblers, an an Ovenbird. One Cape May Warbler was a hatch year male and the other was an adult male. Sprinkle in some of the usual, Red-eyed Vireo, American Redstart, and a couple Northern Cardinals, there was enough to keep us busy!

Hatch year female and adult male Cape May Warblers

- Camille



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 SamsLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Downy Woodpecker
-1--
White-Eyed Vireo
-1--
Red-eyed Vireo
2-1-
Carolina Chickadee
--2-
Ovenbird
1-1-
Northern Waterthrush
2386
Black-and-White Warbler
-1--
Common Yellowthroat
4-3-
American Redstart
211-
Cape May Warbler
--2-
Magnolia Warbler
1---
Yellow Warbler
--1-
Prairie Warbler
1-1-
Northern Cardinal
-311
Painted Bunting
1-2-


Today's Banding StatsCaptain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
14
23
37
# of Recaptures
10
7
17
# of Species
12
11
23
Effort (net-hours)
147.2
109.6
256.8
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
16.3
27.4
43.7
# of Nets
32
25
57

2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
470
308
778
# of Recaptures
194
96
290
# of Species
35
38
45
Effort (net-hours)
3886.55
1906.9
5793.45
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
17.1
21.2
38.3
# of Days2717-

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Kristin Attinger (LB)
Brittany Holliker (CS)
Matt Hixson (LB)
Camille Blose (LB)
Wentao Yang (CS)
Natalie Miller (CS)