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.

Species	Captain Sam's		Little Bear
	New	Recaps	New	Recaps
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	1	-	-	-
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher	1	-	-	-
Gray Catbird	5	1	-	-
Brown Thrasher	-	1	-	-
Common Yellowthroat	9	2	-	-
American Redstart	1	-	-	-
Northern Parula	3	-	-	-
Cape May Warbler	6	-	-	-
Western Palm Warbler	1	-	-	-
Painted Bunting	-	1	-	-

Today's Banding Stats	Captain Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# 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 Sams	Little Bear	TOTAL
# 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 Days	55	46

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.