CAPTAIN SAMS
It was another slow morning with only 10 new birds and 9 recaptures of 11 species. However, we did have an exciting capture on the first net run of a Yellow-crowned Night Heron. This individual has been hanging around the banding trails the last couple of weeks picking off crabs and we were lucky enough to capture it in a net this morning. Little Bear has captured several Yellow-crowned Night Herons over the years but this is the first one for Captain Sam's.
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| Yellow-crowned Night Heron (hatch year, unknown sex) |
-Michael
LITTLE BEAR
It was too windy to band at Little Bear this morning.
| Species | Captain Sam's | Little Bear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Recaps | New | Recaps | |
Yellow-crowned Night Heron | 1 | - | - | - |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | - | 1 | - | - |
Gray Catbird | 2 | 1 | - | - |
Hermit Thrush | 2 | - | - | - |
Yellow-breasted Chat | - | 1 | - | - |
Northern Parula | 1 | - | - | - |
Common Yellowthroat | - | 3 | - | - |
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) | 1 | - | - | - |
Northern Cardinal | - | 1 | - | - |
Indigo Bunting | 2 | - | - | - |
Painted Bunting | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Today's Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 10 | - | 10 |
| # of Recaptures | 9 | - | 9 |
| # of Species | 11 | - | 11 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 169.8 | - | 169.8 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 11.2 | - | 11.2 |
| # of Nets | 32 | - | 32 |
| 2025 Fall Cumulative Banding Stats | Captain Sams | Little Bear | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| # Birds Banded | 4,486 | 3,153 | 7,639 |
| # of Recaptures | 903 | 813 | 1,716 |
| # of Species | 88 | 82 | 100 |
| Effort (net-hours) | 11,319.1 | 8,203.1 | 19,522.2 |
| Capture Rate (birds/100 net-hours) | 47.6 | 48.3 | 47.9 |
| # of Days | 71 | 61 |
Banding Staff
Michael Gamble (CS)
Liz Held (CS)
Arden Schneider (CS)
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.
