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Jekyll Island Banding Station 2023 Mid-Season Update

A white man with black-rimmed glasses and short grey hair holds a Cape May Warbler. In the background are the tarp roof of the shelter and dune scrub vergetation.
Charlie Muise with a just-banded Cape May Warbler at JIBS 2023.

 

Here’s an update from Charlie Muise, Vice-Chair of Georgia Bird Observatory!

Unfortunately, JIBS got rained out today (October 12, 2023).  This did give us the opportunity to summarize our effort and results so far:
October 1: Banded 50, one recapture. 14 species handled. 54.83 net-hours. 0.93 birds/net-hour

 

October 2: banded 70 of 13 species.  66.5 net-hours.  1.08 birds/net-hour

October 3: banded 55 of 12 species.  One unbanded.  68 net-hours.  0.82 birds/net-hour

October 4: banded 32 of 9 species. 63.75 net-hours.  0.50 birds/net-hour

October 5: Banded 55.  1 recap, 1 unbanded.  9 species.  76 net-hours.  0.75 birds/net-hour

October 6: banded 34, 3 recaps.  12 species.  82.25 net-hours.  0.45 birds/net-hour

 

Then the big migration event happened!!!

 

October 7: banded 146, 4 recaps, 1 unbanded.  20 species.  106.25 net-hours.  1.42 birds/net-hour

October 8: banded 150, 1 recap, 6 unbanded.  19 species.  89.25 net-hours.  1.83 birds/net-hour

October 9: banded 44, 2 recaps, 1 unbanded.  16 species.  81.5 net-hours.  0.61 birds/net-hour

October 10: banded 26, 2 recaps, 1 unbanded.  15 species.  86 net-hours.  0.34 birds/net-hour

October 11: banded 11, 6 recaps, 2 unbanded.  12 species.  85 net-hours.  0.22 birds/net-hour

October 12:  closed due to rain

Totals:  690 banded, 20 recaps, 15 unbanded, 859.33 net-hours, 0.81 birds/net-hour.

It appears that the winds will be favorable for an increase in bird activity when we are able to open back up, so we are hopeful.  Come visit!

 

Cape May Warbler, JIBS 2023
Cape May Warbler, JIBS 2023
Black-Throated Blue Warbler, JIBS 2023
Black-Throated Blue Warbler, JIBS 2023
Blackpoll Warbler, JIBS 2023
Blackpoll Warbler, JIBS 2023
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, JIBS 2023
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo, JIBS 2023

 

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