CAPTAIN SAMS
Nelson's Sparrow (After Hatch Year) |
Over the course of the last several days we have enjoyed incredible weather at Little Bear. The mornings start off cool, but are slowly warmed by the rising sun. Today after opening the station we enjoyed time on the beach before our first net check. I always enjoy this time as it is a nice way to begin the day. As the end of the season approaches, I find myself reflecting on moments like this and knowing how much I will miss the environment here on Kiawah Island.
It was a fairly slow day, we only managed to capture 37 birds, which included mostly recaptures. All in all, it even though it was slow we had an enjoyable day at Little Bear. We even were able to participate in some salt marsh banding with the rest of the crew from Captain Sam's after closing down each station. We captured several Seaside and Saltmarsh Sparrows but also managed to catch one Nelson's Sparrow. This added some excitement to the early afternoon as we all sloshed around the marsh attempting to catch these birds.
-Noah Nei
Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | - | - | - |
House Wren | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Marsh Wren | 1 | - | - | - |
Carolina Wren | - | - | - | 1 |
Gray Catbird | 2 | 14 | 3 | 12 |
Brown Thrasher | - | - | - | 1 |
Northern Mockingbird | - | - | 1 | - |
White-throated Sparrow | 1 | - | - | |
Song Sparrow | 1 | - | 1 | |
Swamp Sparrow | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Eastern Towhee | 1 | - | - | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Western Palm Warbler | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Myrtle Warbler | 1 | - | 2 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | - | - | 1 |
Indigo Bunting | 1 | - | - | - |
Painted Bunting | 7 | - | 4 | 1 |
Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
# Birds Banded | 18 | 16 | 34 |
# of Recaptures | 17 | 21 | 38 |
# of Species | 13 | 13 | |
Effort (net-hours) | 118.4 | 109.2 | 227.6 |
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 29.6 | 33.9 | 31.6 |
# of Nets | 32 | 26 | 58 |
2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
# Birds Banded | 4,301 | 2,769 | 7,070 |
# of Recaptures | 929 | 749 | 1,678 |
# of Species | 81 | 79 | 94 |
Effort (net-hours) | 11,049.45 | 6,773.3 | 17,822.75 |
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 47.3 | 51.9 | 49.1 |
# of Days | 67 | 57 |
Banding Staff
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