CAPTAIN SAMS
It was a very slow day, the slowest day we have had in awhile. At one point, we went almost three hours without catching a bird. We ended the morning with 10 new birds and 12 recaptures of 7 different species. The most interesting recapture was an Ovenbird we banded on 11/6/2024, so it is possible this Ovenbird will also winter on the spit like the other Ovenbird that has returned to winter on the spit the last few years.
The highlight of the morning came on the first net run when we captured a first-of-season Chipping Sparrow. This makes 106 total species for the season, which is a season record!
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| Chipping Sparrow (after hatch year, sex unknown) |
-Michael
| Species | Captain Sams | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Blue-headed Vireo | - | 1 | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | - | 1 | - | - |
Gray Catbird | - | 3 | - | - |
Hermit Thrush | 2 | 2 | - | - |
Chipping Sparrow | 1 | - | - | - |
Ovenbird | - | 1 | - | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 10 | - | - |
| # of Recaptures | 12 | - | - |
| # of Species | 7 | - | - |
| Effort (net-hours) | 172.8 | - | - |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 12.7 | - | - |
| # of Nets | 32 | - | - |
| 2024 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 5,638 | 3,345 | 8,983 |
| # of Recaptures | 1,450 | 941 | 2,391 |
| # of Species | 92 | 87 | 106 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 16,833.6 | 9,541.6 | 26,375.2 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 42.1 | 44.9 | 43.1 |
| # of Days | 101 | 80 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)Michael Gamble (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.
