CAPTAIN SAMS
LITTLE BEAR
Things seem to be picking up ever so slightly, at least at Little Bear, but we are still awaiting a more major push of migratory birds. Until then, we have taken time to better prepare Little Bear and finish doing some cleaning between and around net lanes during the slower parts of the day. Today we banded 24 new individuals and recaptured 8 birds.
One of my personal favorite birds of the day was a hatch year, female black-throated blue warbler. Oftentimes, especially when observing birds in the field, females are described and appear dull in comparison to their male counterparts. One of the most fulfilling things about banding is being able to observe and study the subtle beauties within plumages that one cannot appreciate fully in the field through binoculars. The female black-throated blue is an incredible example of this as you can see in full detail the mixes of subtle blue tinges interspersed within the olive body plumage as well as the beautiful blue hue of the tail. I could go on, but I figured I'd share a few photos with you so you can see what we get to see! As we wait for the arrival of a large push of migratory songbirds it's nice to take the time to examine the subtle beauties and to really study the plumage of each and every bird while things are slow.
-Noah Nei
Note: All banding, marking, and sampling is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s BBL
Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | - | 1 | - | - |
Carolina Wren | - | - | - | 1 |
Gray Catbird | - | - | - | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | - | - | 1 | - |
Ovenbird | 1 | 1 | - | - |
Northern Waterthrush | - | - | 1 | - |
Black-and-white Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 1 | - | 1 | - |
American Redstart | 2 | - | - | - |
Black-throated Blue Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Prairie Warbler | 3 | - | 7 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Painted Bunting | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
# Birds Banded | 11 | 24 | 35 |
# of Recaptures | 4 | 8 | 12 |
# of Species | 7 | 10 | 13 |
Effort (net-hours) | 147.2 | 104.0 | 251.2 |
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 10.2 | 30.8 | 18.7 |
# of Nets | 32 | 26 | 58 |
2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
# Birds Banded | 323 | 261 | 584 |
# of Recaptures | 151 | 104 | 255 |
# of Species | 28 | 30 | 40 |
Effort (net-hours) | 2,874.4 | 1,301.5 | 4,175.9 |
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 16.5 | 28.0 | 20.1 |
# of Days | 19 | 12 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given
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