WILDLIFE ON KIAWAH ISLAND

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SPRING MIGRATION BANDING
Banding was conducted during the spring in 2010 and 2011 at Captain Sam's Spit.  The nets were operated 1-2 times per week from mid-March to the end of May.  Banding in the spring was relatively unproductive despite a lot of effort.  We have decided to discontinue spring migration banding.
 
As a general rule, migration along the east coast is much stronger in the fall as the prevailing winds tend to push birds towards the coast.
 
Results from 2010 and 2011 Spring Migration banding are provided below.  Scroll down to view the 2010 data.
2011 Results
Numbers in parentheses denotes recaptures.  All data is provisional and is not to be cited without permission.
White-eyed Vireo
April 19, 2011
2010 Results
Numbers in parentheses denotes recaptures.  All data is provisional and is not to be cited without permission.

SPECIES

03/30

04/03

04/06

04/13

04/14

04/19

04/23

04/25

04/29

05/02

05/06

05/10

05/12

05/26

TOTAL

Chuck-wills-widow

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Great-crested Flycatcher

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

White-eyed Vireo

-

3

1

-

-

1

-

-

(1)

-

-

-

-

-

5(1)

Red-eyed Vireo

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

Blue Jay

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1)

Carolina Chickadee

1(1)

(1)

-

(1)

-

(1)

(1)

-

-

-

(1)

-

-

-

1(6)

Carolina Wren

-

1

-

1

1

(1)

-

(1)

(1)

(1)

-

-

-

-

3(4)

House Wren

-

(1)

(1)

-

(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(3)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Hermit Thrush

-

(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1)

Gray Catbird

(1)

(1)

1

2(1)

(1)

4

1(1)

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

10(5)

Northern Mockingbird

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Orange-crowned Warbler

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Northern Parula

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Yellow-rumped Warbler

-

-

-

(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1)

Prothonotary Warbler

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Worm-eating Warbler

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Northern Waterthrush

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

Common Yellowthroat

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

3

Eastern Towhee

-

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Swamp Sparrow

-

1

(1)

2

(1)

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4(2)

White-throated Sparrow

-

2

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

Northern Cardinal

1

(2)

(1)

(1)

(2)

1(2)

1(1)

-

-

2(3)

(2)

(1)

(2)

-

5(17)

Painted Bunting

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1(1)

(1)

1(3)

1(1)

1(1)

3(1)

(1)

7(9)

Brown-headed Cowbird

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

(1)

-

-

(1)

-

-

-

1(2)

No. Banded Birds

2

9

5

8

2

10

3

1

3

3

2

2

5

0

55

No. of Recaptures

2

6

3

4

5

4

3

4

3

7

5

2

3

1

52

No. of Species

3

11

8

9

6

10

4

4

6

3

5

3

3

1

25

No. of Net-hours

13.4

44.0

47.3

52.8

56.2

55.0

49.5

49.4

41.75

48.0

45.25

51.6

48.0

28.6

630.85

No. of Birds/100 Net-hours

29.9

34.1

16.9

22.7

15.2

25.5

12.1

10.1

14.4

20.8

15.5

7.8

16.7

3.5

17.0

SPECIES

03/24

04/09

04/15

04/21

04/29

05/05

05/11

05/19

05/29

TOTAL

Sharp-shinned Hawk

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

Common Ground-Dove

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

Downy Woodpecker

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Great Crested Flycatcher

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1(1)

2(1)

Carolina Chickadee

(1)

-

(1)

-

1

-

-

-

1(1)

2(3)

Carolina Wren

(2)

-

-

-

(2)

(1)

-

(1)

-

(6)

House Wren

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

2

Veery

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

Hermit Thrush

(1)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1)

Gray Catbird

5(1)

2

(4)

1(1)

11(2)

3

-

-

-

22(8)

Brown Thrasher

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

1

1

4

Yellow-rumped Warbler

30(4)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30(4)

Blackpoll Warbler

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

Common Yellowthroat

-

-

-

-

2

-

1(1)

-

-

3(1)

Eastern Towhee

-

1

-

1(1)

-

-

-

-

-

2(1)

Swamp Sparrow

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

2

Northern Cardinal

(2)

(1)

(1)

2

2(4)

(4)

(1)

-

(2)

4(15)

Blue Grosbeak

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

2

Painted Bunting

-

-

-

1

(1)

1

3(2)

(1)

-

5(4)

Common Grackle

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Orchard Oriole

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

No. Banded Birds

36

3

2

9

18

5

4

6

4

87

No. of Recaptures

11

1

6

2

9

5

4

2

4

44

No. of Species

7

3

5

7

8

5

3

7

5

21

No. of Net-hours

43.75

32

42.5

45

52.5

40

20

40

35

350.75

No. of Birds/100 Net-hours

107.0

12.5

18.8

24.4

51.4

25.0

40.0

20.0

22.9

37.3
FINAL REPORTS
Spring 2010
Spring 2011