Captain Sams:
Today was a much slower day out at Captain Sams, with us ending the day with only 26 birds captured (13 of which were recaptures). Among the birds we caught were many familiar faces, including the fan favorite Prairie Warbler, the classic Gray Catbirds, and a very adorable little Ruby-crowned Kinglet. We also were lucky to recapture a Northern Cardinal who was originally banded in 2021! We are glad this little lady is doing well and we hope to catch her again in the future!
The slower day meant we had a little more time on our hands, and we filled this time doing some much needed net repairs! We will likely be working on these repairs for the next few days so that we are ready for another busy day! With most of the neotropical birds gone we are preparing ourselves for the upcoming wave of Yellow-rumped Warblers, and we are very excited to catch more of these cuties as the season progresses.
- Natalie
Little Bear:
Windy conditions greeted us this morning as we opened our nets, forecasting a slow day. We ended with 39 birds; 25 were newly banded and 14 were recaptured. Amongst captured birds were a variety of warbler species including Cape May Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Myrtle Warbler, Western Palm Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, and Little Bear's second Black-throated Green Warbler! This last bird was especially exciting as they are seldom caught at the station and not often seen in this area during this late in Fall migration. The individual was an after-hatch-year female, sporting colors of yellow, green, black, and white!
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| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Carolina Chickadee | - | 1 | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | - | - | - |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | - | - | 1 | - |
Carolina Wren | - | - | - | 1 |
Gray Catbird | 8 | 5 | 12 | 8 |
Swainson's Thrush | - | 1 | - | - |
Savannah Sparrow | - | - | 1 | - |
Song Sparrow | - | - | 1 | - |
Swamp Sparrow | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Worm-eating Warbler | - | 1 | - | - |
Tennessee Warbler | - | - | - | 1 |
American Redstart | - | 2 | - | - |
Cape May Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Blackpoll Warbler | - | - | 2 | - |
Black-throated Blue Warbler | - | - | - | 1 |
Palm Warbler (western subspecies) | - | - | 1 | - |
Palm Warbler (eastern subspecies) | 1 | - | - | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (myrtle) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Prairie Warbler | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Black-throated Green Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 2 | - | 1 |
Painted Bunting | 1 | - | - | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| # of Recaptures | 13 | 14 | 27 |
| # of Species | 11 | 15 | 21 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 158 | 105 | 263 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 16.5 | 37.1 | 24.7 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 25 | 57 |
| 2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 3690 | 2842 | 6532 |
| # of Recaptures | 860 | 513 | 1373 |
| # of Species | 75 | 80 | 90 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 11377.1 | 6997.1 | 18374.2 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 40.0 | 47.9 | 43.0 |
| # of Days | 69 | 58 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)