CAPTAIN SAMS
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| Least Flycatcher (hatch year, sex unknown) |
We plan to band tomorrow but may shut down early as the wind increases throughout the morning from Hurricane Milton. We will probably capture some new birds that migrate tonight but stop short of Hurricane Milton that is just south of us.
Today it almost felt as though fall has actually begun. It was a bit cooler this morning, which is a welcome change. As October chugs along it is nice to see that the temperature is starting to drop a bit (even if it's not as drastic as it is in other parts of the country). It was a pretty good day in terms of birds as well. We caught 98 (84 new an 14 recaptures). Gray Catbirds have started to edge out the Common Yellowthroats bit by bit. Today we had 30 catbirds and 24 yellowthroats. This will start to be a regular occurrence as yellowthroats slowly taper off and catbirds get their big push.
We are continuing to catch recaptures from previous years, primarily catbirds. Today we recaptured a catbird that was originally banded at Little Bear exactly 4 years ago (on 10/09/2020). It was aged as a hatch-year then which makes this bird four years old. It is always great to recapture birds like this, especially migratory ones. Gray Catbirds are one of the 3 most common species we catch here during fall migration. We don't often post pictures of these birds on the blog due to how common they are but I felt as though we should at least have one post with a catbird on it for this season!
- Natalie
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Least Flycatcher | 1 | - | - | - |
White-eyed Vireo | - | 1 | - | - |
Red-eyed Vireo | - | - | 2 | - |
White-eyed Vireo | - | - | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 1 | - | - | - |
House Wren | 4 | - | 1 | - |
Gray Catbird | 42 | 8 | 30 | 7 |
Northern Mockingbird | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Swainson's Thrush | 1 | - | - | - |
Swamp Sparrow | 1 | - | - | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 29 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
American Redstart | 2 | - | 2 | - |
Cape May Warbler | - | - | 1 | - |
Northern Parula | - | - | 2 | - |
Palm Warbler (western subspecies) | 3 | - | 17 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | - | - | 2 |
Indigo Bunting | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Painted Bunting | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 91 | 84 | 175 |
| # of Recaptures | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| # of Species | 13 | 11 | 18 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 169.9 | 156.0 | 325.9 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 63.1 | 62.8 | 62.9 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| 2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 3,325 | 2,066 | 5,391 |
| # of Recaptures | 624 | 507 | 1,131 |
| # of Species | 70 | 61 | 85 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 8,835.0 | 5,385.4 | 14,220.4 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 44.7 | 47.8 | 45.9 |
| # of Days | 54 | 46 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)