Thursday, September 26, 2024

Hurricane Helene = No Birds

 CAPTAIN SAMS

Today was our slowest day so far out at Captain Sams. We only caught 7 birds (2 new and 5 recaptures). We caught most of the usual characters (Common yellowthroats, White-eyed vireos, etc). Today we had 2 visitors from the Eastern Bird Banding Association, they will be out with us for a few days to help, which is very much appreciated! We wish we could've caught more birds for them today but we will (probably) catch more early next week when the cold front comes through. We most likely won't work tomorrow due to Hurricane Helene, but we will be raring and ready to go on Saturday!


-Natalie



LITTLE BEAR

Today was an even slower day today. We ended with a total of 13 birds. The bonus is, we had more than Captain Sams! We worked on moving a net to a better location today and cleared up the area a bit. Other than that, we enjoyed the nice breeze and cloudy day. The storm coming up is giving us some rain and wind tomorrow, which will most likely be an off day from the field. So stay tuned on what we catch on Saturday after the storm. 
-Kristin 




  Species  Captain SamsLittle Bear
NewRecapsNewRecaps
White-eyed Vireo
-1--
Gray Catbird
--11
Black-and-white Warbler
-1--
Common Yellowthroat
-214
American Redstart
1---
Northern Parula
-1--
Yellow Warbler
1---
Palm Warbler (western subspecies)
--1-
Prairie Warbler
---1
Painted Bunting
--22



Today's Banding StatsCaptain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
2
5
7
# of Recaptures
5
8
13
# of Species
5
6
10
Effort (net-hours)
116.85
97.9
214.75
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
6.0
13.3
9.3
# of Nets
32
26
58

2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats Captain SamsLittle BearTOTAL
# Birds Banded
1,838
1,193
3,031
# of Recaptures
469
328
797
# of Species
54
53
67
Effort (net-hours)
6,654.85
3,809.2
10,464.05
Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours)
34.7
39.9
36.57
# of Days4234



Banding Staff

Aaron Given (CS)
Michael Gamble (LB)
Kristin Attinger (LB)
Natalie Miller (CS)
Peg Ackerson (CS)
Andy Thoede (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.