CAPTAIN SAMS
It was a relatively slow day out on the "Spit" today. We only banded 12 new birds and 4 recaptures in our normal nets. However, the "Swallow-nado" was back and at about 10:30am they decided to feast upon our lonely wax myrtle shrub out in the saltmarsh. It was nearly a repeat of yesterday and we captured 118 Tree Swallows one of which was a recapture from the day before.
It has been a slow year for Yellow-breasted Chats this fall but we did catch a late one today. Some chats do overwinter in our area so it is possible that this one might stick around.
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| Yellow-breasted Chat (Hatch-year, male) |
LITTLE BEAR
Today was a pretty dreary day out at Little Bear with the threat of rain hanging over us and very high winds. We opened for a few hours but ended up having to close because of the wind. We only caught 7 birds of 3 species, and 5 of those were recaptures. We saw a large flock of Tree Swallows flying around but unfortunately, they were not near our nets. It was still awe inspiring to watch them fly around the station, floating on the wind. We were hoping Captain Sams would be lucky enough to catch another flock today. Luckily, we had already closed up due to bad weather and were able to go help them close up and process all of the swallows!
-Liz
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Downy Woodpecker | - | 1 | - | - |
Tree Swallow | 117 | 1 | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2 | 1 | - | - |
House Wren | 1 | - | - | - |
Gray Catbird | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swamp Sparrow | - | - | 1 | - |
Yellow-breasted Chat | 1 | - | - | - |
Common Yellowthroat | 3 | - | - | 1 |
Pine Warbler | 1 | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 129 | 2 | 131 |
| # of Recaptures | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| # of Species | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 145.7 | 67.1 | 212.8 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 91.3 | 10.4 | 65.8 |
| # of Nets | 31 | 24 | - |
| 2025 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4,476 | 3,153 | 7,629 |
| # of Recaptures | 894 | 813 | 1,707 |
| # of Species | 87 | 82 | 100 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 11,149.3 | 8,203.1 | 19,352.4 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 48.2 | 48.3 | 48.2 |
| # of Days | 70 | 61 |
Banding Staff
Aaron Given (CS)Liz Held (LB)
Arden Schneider (LB)
Camille Beckwith (LB)
Jeremiah Sullivan (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.
