Thursday, October 10, 2024

NOPA? No Problem

 CAPTAIN SAMS

Captain Sams had a late start to the day due to high winds and precipitation. Fortunately, the weather cleared up enough for a few hours of banding! On a few occasions, we observed small groups of Northern Parulas and Cape May Warblers in the same net, in addition to a more expected plethora of Gray Catbirds.

Northern Parula, Hatch Year Male

Northern Parulas have a wide breeding range throughout the Eastern U.S. and a portion of Southern Canada. For building nests, they show a preference for mossy substrates such as the Spanish Moss found here, and Old Man's Beard which grows further North. The individuals we caught today will likely overwinter in the Caribbean, though this species is also known to overwinter in Eastern Mexico.


-Lisa Viviano


LITTLE BEAR

Due to inclement weather, Little Bear remained closed for the day.


  SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
1---
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
1---
Gray Catbird
51--
Brown Thrasher
-1--
Common Yellowthroat
92--
American Redstart
1---
Northern Parula
3---
Cape May Warbler
6---
Western Palm Warbler
1---
Painted Bunting
-1--


Today's Banding StatsCaptain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
27
-
27
# of Recaptures
5
-
5
# of Species
10
-
10
Effort (net-hours)
128
-
128
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
25
-
25
# of Nets
32
26
58

2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
3,353
2,066
5,416
# of Recaptures
630
507
1,136
# of Species
71
61
85
Effort (net-hours)
8,962.7
5,385.4
14,348.4
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
44.4
47.8
45.7
# of Days5546



Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Lisa Viviano (CS)
Noah Nei (CS)
Garrett Rhyne (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.






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