Captain Sams:
We had a pretty calm day today at Captain Sams with a total of 26 birds. The slow-paced day gave us time to admire a new first of the season, a Pine Warbler! Another bird out of the ordinary was a Yellow-breasted Chat. We've been working on net repairs and are ready to band more birds tomorrow!
Pine Warbler (hatch-year male)
-Brittany
Little Bear:
Today was a slower day than yesterday. We ended with a total of 16 birds and surprisingly at the last net run we had a recapture. Our highlight of the day was capturing a new Blackpoll Warbler. This was a fun treat to see and watch to leave. I am excited for the next busy day and see what is in store for us.
-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 | - | - |
White-eyed Vireo | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Red-eyed Vireo | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Gray Catbird | 3 | - | 3 | - |
Swainson's Thrush | 1 | - | - | - |
Yellow-breasted Chat | 1 | - | - | - |
Ovenbird | 3 | - | - | - |
Northern Waterthrush | - | 1 | - | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 3 | 1 | 5 | - |
| American Redstart | - | 1 | - | - |
Blackpoll Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Blue-throated Blue Warbler | 3 | - | 1 | - |
Palm Warbler (Western) | 2 | - | 2 | - |
Pine Warbler | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Prairie Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | - | - | 1 |
Painted Bunting | - | - | 1 | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| # of Recaptures | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| # of Species | 14 | 9 | 17 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 166.4 | 110 | 292 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 15.6 | 14.55 | 15.2 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 25 | 57 |
| 2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 1201 | 826 | 2,027 |
| # of Recaptures | 333 | 173 | 506 |
| # of Species | 45 | 48 | 58 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 6159.95 | 3,521.6 | 9,681.55 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 24.9 | 28.4 | 26.2 |
| # of Days | 40 | 31 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)Kristin Attinger (LB)
Brittany Holliker (CS)
Matt Hixson (CS)
Camille Blose (LB)
