Hurricane Helene = No Birds

 CAPTAIN SAMS

Today was our slowest day so far out at Captain Sams. We only caught 7 birds (2 new and 5 recaptures). We caught most of the usual characters (Common yellowthroats, White-eyed vireos, etc). Today we had 2 visitors from the Eastern Bird Banding Association, they will be out with us for a few days to help, which is very much appreciated! We wish we could've caught more birds for them today but we will (probably) catch more early next week when the cold front comes through. We most likely won't work tomorrow due to Hurricane Helene, but we will be raring and ready to go on Saturday!

-Natalie

LITTLE BEAR

Today was an even slower day today. We ended with a total of 13 birds. The bonus is, we had more than Captain Sams! We worked on moving a net to a better location today and cleared up the area a bit. Other than that, we enjoyed the nice breeze and cloudy day. The storm coming up is giving us some rain and wind tomorrow, which will most likely be an off day from the field. So stay tuned on what we catch on Saturday after the storm. 
-Kristin 

Species	Captain Sams		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
White-eyed Vireo	-	1	-	-
Gray Catbird	-	-	1	1
Black-and-white Warbler	-	1	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	-	2	1	4
American Redstart	1	-	-	-
Northern Parula	-	1	-	-
Yellow Warbler	1	-	-	-
Palm Warbler (western subspecies)	-	-	1	-
Prairie Warbler	-	-	-	1
Painted Bunting	-	-	2	2

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	2	5	7
# of Recaptures	5	8	13
# of Species	5	6	10
Effort (net-hours)	116.85	97.9	214.75
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	6.0	13.3	9.3
# of Nets	32	26	58

2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# Birds Banded	1,838	1,193	3,031
# of Recaptures	469	328	797
# of Species	54	53	67
Effort (net-hours)	6,654.85	3,809.2	10,464.05
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)	34.7	39.9	36.57
# of Days	42	34

Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)

Michael Gamble (LB)

Kristin Attinger (LB)

Natalie Miller (CS)

Peg Ackerson (CS)

Andy Thoede (CS)

Note:  All banding, marking, and sampling is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Bird Banding Lab.