Captain Sams:
My oh my, what a wonderful day! Warmer weather led to a much nicer day for the crew out at the station, however, Southerly winds last night meant that sadly we did not catch many birds (only 28 total). However, of these birds, one of them (the best one) was a Northern Flicker! How fun! This is the first time I've seen a Flicker in the hand, and oh boy they sure are large! I was not expecting this bird to be so big, and I was definitely surprised to find that my shockingly small hands barely fit around his body.
Other than the Flicker we also caught the usual Yellow-rumped Warblers (Myrtle), some Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and a few more Painted Buntings (or, as I like to call them, Bunticles). To my despair we did not catch a single Gray Catbird today. I sincerely miss their adorable little meows and blank stares. Hopefully we will catch one of these adorable cuties tomorrow, stay tuned to find out!
-Natalie
Little Bear:
It was a nice cloudy morning that started out with only a few birds. However, the second run resulted in 12 Myrtle Warblers in one net! We had a total of 29 new and 8 recaptured birds, with 24 being Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warblers. There was a nice adult male Eastern Towhee and a recaptured Carolina Chickadee, which always finds its way into the net at the very end.
-Camille
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Northern Flicker | 1 | - | - | - |
Eastern Phoebe | 1 | - | - | - |
White-eyed Vireo | 1 | - | - | - |
Carolina Chickadee | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
House Wren | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Carolina Wren | - | - | - | 1 |
Gray Catbird | - | - | - | 4 |
Hermit Thrush | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Swamp Sparrow | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
Eastern Towhee | - | - | 1 | - |
Orange-crowned Warbler | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 9 | 3 | 24 | - |
Indigo Bunting | - | - | - | 1 |
Painted Bunting | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 19 | 29 | 48 |
| # of Recaptures | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| # of Species | 11 | 10 | 15 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 150.4 | 135 | 285.9 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 18.6 | 27.4 | 22.7 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 25 | 57 |
| 2023 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4,224 | 3,246 | 7,470 |
| # of Recaptures | 1,030 | 700 | 1,730 |
| # of Species | 81 | 85 | 95 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 13,833.75 | 8,603.55 | 22,247.3 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 38.0 | 45.9 | 41.0 |
| # of Days | 84 | 72 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)