CAPTAIN SAMS
We captured 21 new birds and 6 recaptures of 11 different species. Although it was a hot day with south winds overnight, we did have some new migrants arrive at the Spit compared to the last few days. This mainly included early migrants, like American redstarts and northern waterthrushes. It looks like we will get rain and cooler weather late next week, which hopefully will bring our first big push of migrants.
-Michael
LITTLE BEAR
Today was not a bad day. We ended our day with a total of 26 birds with 20 newly banded birds and on top of that we added 3 new species to LB for the season! We captured, what I'd say would be the best bird for the day, a chuck-will's-widow (first-of-season). Our second best bird, which would be a first for Natalie and maybe her best bird of the day, was a yellow-throated warbler. Last, our third new species was a yellow warbler. All three of these species was a treat to catch on such a slow day we have been having.
Below are a few photos that were captured from today. Unfortunately, the yellow-throated warbler was not very cooperative to get a great photo but enjoy the chuck-will's-widow and yellow warbler!
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Chuck-will's-widow Downy Woodpecker | - 1 | - - | 1 - | - - |
Traill's Flycatcher | 1 | - | 1 | - |
Red-eyed Vireo | 2 | - | 2 | - |
Carolina Chickadee | - | - | - | 2 |
Carolina Wren | - | - | - | 1 |
House Finch | 2 | - | - | - |
Ovenbird | - | 1 | - | - |
Northern Waterthrush | 6 | - | 5 | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
American Redstart | 3 | - | - | - |
Yellow Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Yellow-throated Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Prairie Warbler | 2 | - | 3 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Painted Bunting | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 21 | 20 | 41 |
| # of Recaptures | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| # of Species | 11 | 12 | 19 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 153.6 | 89.3 | 242.9 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 17.6 | 29.1 | 21.8 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| 2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 299 | 209 | 508 |
| # of Recaptures | 142 | 87 | 229 |
| # of Species | 28 | 30 | 40 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 2,607.2 | 1,098.20 | 3,705.4 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 16.9 | 27.0 | 19.9 |
| # of Days | 17 | 10 | - |
Banding Staff
