CAPTAIN SAMS
It was a pretty good day out at Captain Sams, albeit a bit slow. We ended the day with 52 birds (43 new and 9 recaptures). Unsurprisingly, our main catch of the day were Yellow-rumped Warblers with 34 new and 1 recapture. This recapture was a bird that was actually banded earlier this year on March 5th. We had a few other older recaptures today as well, including a Song Sparrow originally banded on November 16th, 2021 and a Common Yellowthroat that was banded on October 23rd, 2023. Interestingly enough I was the one who banded the yellowthroat last year as a hatch-year, so it was pretty cool to see that this bird survived and is coming through the station once again.
We also had a first of the season today, a Sedge Wren! These small birds are particularly hard to catch due to their ability to slip right through our nets. Most years the crew has to try to target these birds and will sometimes even use two nets sitting parallel to each other in order to catch them. But this year we got lucky and managed to catch this individual passively. It had almost slipped out of the net by the time I got to it, but luckily I was able to reach it before it got away. It was pretty cool to see this tiny bird up close!
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| Sedge Wren (hatch-year, sex unknown) |
Today we reached 100 species banded between the two stations for this year. The record for the most species banded for KIBS in one season is 105, so we will have to see if we can snag 6 new species before the season ends!
- Natalie
LITTLE BEAR
We had a nice overcast start to the morning before it heated up as it often does at Little Bear. Today we banded 12 new birds and 10 recaptures of 10 different species, of which was mostly our usual sparrows and catbirds. Over the past couple weeks, we have been recapturing a number of our Gray Catbirds, and a few of them have been putting on more fat which has been encouraging to see! We are hoping that they'll fuel up and continue their journey soon.
-Lisa Viviano
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Downy Woodpecker | - | 1 | - | - |
Eastern Phoebe | 1 | - | - | - |
White-eyed Vireo | - | - | - | 1 |
Carolina Chickadee | - | - | - | 1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
House Wren | - | - | 1 | - |
Sedge Wren | 1 | - | - | - |
Carolina Wren | - | 1 | - | - |
Gray Catbird | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
House Finch | 1 | - | - | - |
Song Sparrow | - | 1 | 3 | - |
Swamp Sparrow | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Common Yellowthroat | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Cape May Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (myrtle) | 34 | 1 | 4 | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | - | - | 1 |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 43 | 12 | 55 |
| # of Recaptures | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| # of Species | 11 | 10 | 16 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 160.0 | 123.9 | 283.9 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 32.5 | 17.75 | 26.1 |
| # of Nets | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| 2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4,757 | 3,052 | 7,809 |
| # of Recaptures | 1,024 | 842 | 1,866 |
| # of Species | 86 | 82 | 100 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 12,339.05 | 7,796.15 | 20,135.2 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 46.85 | 49.95 | 48.05 |
| # of Days | 75 | 65 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)Kristin Attinger (LB)
Natalie Miller (CS)
Lisa Viviano (LB)
Noah Nei (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.
