Captain Sams:
Bird activity remained sluggish for the 7th day in a row with 16 new birds and 9 recaptures. Over the past week, we have only captured 189 birds (128 new, 61 recaps). The reason for this is that a high pressure system has been sitting over the southeast causing unusually high temperatures and unfavorable conditions for migration. Things are about to change though as a cold front is making its way across North America, and bringing with it much cooler temperatures starting on Wednesday. Birds will likely be moving in front of and behind this cold front, and I am expecting a little bit of movement tonight but much more tomorrow night. Unfortunately for us banders, this cold front is also bringing high winds and we are expecting about 20 mph winds on Wednesday morning. We still should be able to band but we may not be able to use all of our nets.
Little Bear:
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Eastern Phoebe | 1 | - | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 4 | 1 | - | - |
House Wren | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Gray Catbird | - | 5 | - | - |
Swamp Sparrow | 1 | - | - | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 5 | 1 | - | - |
Prairie Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | - | - |
Painted Bunting | 3 | - | - | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 16 | - | - |
| # of Recaptures | 9 | - | - |
| # of Species | 9 | - | - |
| Effort (net-hours) | 162.4 | - | - |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 15.4 | - | - |
| # of Nets | 32 | 25 | 57 |
| 2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 3,780 | 2,906 | 6,686 |
| # of Recaptures | 898 | 574 | 1,472 |
| # of Species | 76 | 81 | 91 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 12,120.15 | 7,356.6 | 19,476.75 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 38.6 | 47.3 | 41.9 |
| # of Days | 74 | 62 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)