Captain Sams:
Twas the morning of the anniversary of the day Brittany was brought into this world. We hoped the birds would all visit our nets to wish her a happy birthday, however, only 49 did so, and none of them brought cake (which I find quite rude). Our morning was filled with several Yellow-rumped Warbler flocks hitting our nets, and a lone White-crowned Sparrow, which is always great to see!
The best bird of the day was another Eastern Bluebird who just had to see Brittany on the anniversary of her birth. This little lady was an after-hatch year female, and she sure was cute! We are very happy that we got the chance to see her, and we hope she has a good life. Hopefully we will catch more of these adorable birds in the coming days!
Happy birthday Brittany!
-Natalie
Little Bear:
Typical of the last week has been chilly mornings leading to relatively warm early afternoons. This trend continued, leading to a relatively quiet and slow day today at Little Bear. We captured 42 individuals; 28 were newly banded and 14 were recaptures. Surprisingly enough only four species made up the 28 new birds, with a large majority of them being 23 Myrtle Warblers. We also captured zero new Gray Catbirds today and a new Prairie Warbler, which are both atypical feats for this time of year.
Tomorrow will hopefully bring more flocks of Myrtle Warblers and possibly some more desired species!
-Matt
Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Eastern Phoebe | 1 | - | - | - |
Carolina Chickadee | - | - | - | 1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2 | - | - | - |
House Wren | - | - | - | 1 |
Gray Catbird | - | 4 | - | 6 |
Eastern Bluebird | 1 | - | - | - |
Hermit Thrush | - | 1 | 1 | - |
White-crowned Sparrow | 1 | - | - | - |
Song Sparrow | 1 | - | 3 | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 2 | - | - | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 31 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
Prairie Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 3 | - | 4 |
Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
# Birds Banded | 39 | 28 | 67 |
# of Recaptures | 10 | 14 | 24 |
# of Species | 10 | 8 | 13 |
Effort (net-hours) | 160 | 127.5 | 287.5 |
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 30.6 | 32.9 | 31.7 |
# of Nets | 32 | 25 | 57 |
2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
# Birds Banded | 4172 | 3192 | 7364 |
# of Recaptures | 1007 | 688 | 1695 |
# of Species | 81 | 85 | 95 |
Effort (net-hours) | 13518.6 | 8341.05 | 21859.65 |
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 38.3 | 46.5 | 41.44 |
# of Days | 82 | 70 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)