Monday, November 18, 2024

Welcome Back, Savannah Sparrow

 CAPTAIN SAMS


We only banded 14 new birds and had 20 recaptures of 10 different species today.  We some how recaptured the Sedge Wren that we banded almost three weeks ago.  Sedge Wrens are so small that they do not get caught in our nets very often as they just fall right through the 30mm mesh square.  We caught Captain Sams' first Savannah Sparrow of the fall today also. This individual was also a recapture and as it turned out, was banded 1,100 days ago on 14 November 2021.  We captured this bird again on 28 November 2022 but did catch it last year.  

Savannah Sparrow (after hatch-year, sex unknown)


  -Aaron


  SpeciesCaptain Sam'sLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1---
House Wren
-1--
Sedge Wren
-1--
Gray Catbird
-3--
Hermit Thrush
13--
Savannah Sparrow
-1--
Swamp Sparrow
-3--
Orange-crowned Warbler
1---
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
117--
Painted Bunting
-1--




Today's Banding StatsCaptain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
14
-
-
# of Recaptures
20
-
-
# of Species
10
-
-
Effort (net-hours)
166.4
-
-
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
20.4
-
-
# of Nets
32
-
-

2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
5,395
3,345
8,740
# of Recaptures
1,285
941
2,226
# of Species
88
87
102
Effort (net-hours)
15,245.4
9,541.6
24,787
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
43.8
44.9
44.2
# of Days9380



Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Michael Gamble (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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