CAPTAIN SAMS
Prairie Warbler (after hatch year, male) |
LITTLE BEAR
It was another slow day at Little Bear with only 11 new birds banded and 4 recaptures. The morning air was still and the stars and moon were visible, which provided a nice morning glow in the dark as we trudged through knee deep water to open our nets. We were met with a small, three-foot alligator during net opening and chased him off in hopes that we wouldn't see him again for the rest of the day; thankfully we didn't. Although slow, we had one particularly interesting catch for the day. During one of our later net checks we managed to catch a young Cooper's Hawk! These raptors belong to the genius Accipiter and are extremely adept at flying quickly through wooded areas in pursuit of prey. Luckily for us, we managed to find him before he was able to escape our nets and it was very exciting for Kristin and I. On slow, muggy days being able to catch birds like this is always a real treat and makes being out feel so much more worthwhile!
Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
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New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Cooper's Hawk | - | - | 1 | - |
White-eyed Vireo | - | 1 | - | - |
Red-eyed Vireo | 3 | - | 1 | - |
Tufted Titmouse | - | - | - | 1 |
Carolina Wren | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Northern Waterthrush Ovenbird | 3 1 | - - | 1 - | 1 - |
Black-and-white Warbler | - | 1 | - | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 1 | - | - | - |
Prairie Warbler | 2 | - | 1 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Painted Bunting | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
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# Birds Banded | 17 | 11 | 28 |
# of Recaptures | 4 | 4 | 8 |
# of Species | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Effort (net-hours) | 150.4 | 108.65 | 259.05 |
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
# of Nets | 32 | 26 | 58 |
2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
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# Birds Banded | 259 | 163 | 422 |
# of Recaptures | 126 | 64 | 190 |
# of Species | 27 | 24 | 51 |
Effort (net-hours) | 2,173.6 | 795.45 | 2,969.05 |
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 17.7 | 28.5 | 20.6 |
# of Days | 14 | 7 | - |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)