CAPTAIN SAMS
It's warming up again at Little Bear! It nearly hit 80 degrees by the time we left site, and the mosquitoes sure are here for it. We had a slow but successful day of banding, with 27 newly banded birds, and 13 recaptures. Myrtle Warblers, Gray Catbirds, Song and Swamp Sparrows are most of what has been passing through the station these days, with a surprisingly regular appearance of a Yellow-billed Cuckoo or two. The contrast of species we encountered earlier this season compared to what we're seeing now is stark, and it is felt in studying (and struggling) with new molts. But recognizing molt patterns has gotten easier as I have seen and learned more about them here, and this change definitely allows more opportunity to practice.
-Lisa Viviano
Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-billed Cuckoo | - | - | - | 2 |
White-eyed Vireo | - | 1 | - | - |
Carolina Chickadee | - | 1 | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | - | - | - |
House Wren | - | - | 1 | - |
Carolina Wren | - | 1 | - | - |
Gray Catbird | 8 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Song Sparrow | - | - | 2 | 1 |
Swamp Sparrow | 8 | - | 5 | 1 |
Common Yellowthroat | 6 | 2 | 1 | - |
Western Palm Warbler | - | - | 3 | - |
Yellow Palm Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Myrtle Warbler | 29 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Northern Cardinal | - | 2 | - | - |
Indigo Bunting | 1 | - | - | - |
Painted Bunting | 1 | - | - |
Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
# Birds Banded | 55 | 27 | 82 |
# of Recaptures | 24 | 13 | 37 |
# of Species | 12 | 8 | 16 |
Effort (net-hours) | 168.0 | 136.5 | 304.5 |
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 47.0 | 29.3 | 39.0 |
# of Nets | 32 | 26 | 58 |
2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|
# Birds Banded | 4,686 | 3,002 | 7,688 |
# of Recaptures | 1,006 | 824 | 1,830 |
# of Species | 84 | 81 | 99 |
Effort (net-hours) | 12,031.85 | 7,547.1 | 19,461.75 |
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 47.3 | 51.5 | 48.9 |
# of Days | 73 | 63 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)
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