As you may know, there is an active bird banding station on our neighboring island. The following information is a summary of what Aaron Given, Wildlife Biologist, provided on his Kiawah Island Banding Station blog, where you can read the full report.
2017 Fall Migration Summary
The 2017 fall migration banding season at the Kiawah Island Banding Station (KIBS) ended on Thursday, November 20, 2017. We banded at two sites on Kiawah Island again this fall: Captain Sam’s and Little Bear. This was the 9th consecutive year of fall migration banding at the Captain Sam’s site with banding occurring daily during the last 6 years. This was the 3rd season for the Little Bear site which we initiated during the fall of 2015. The two sites are located at each end of island about 8 miles apart (Captain Sam’s on the west end, Little Bear on the east end). Both sites are situated in coastal scrub/shrub and high marsh habitats, however, the Little Bear site is in an earlier stage of succession. Collectively, we banded 8,393 birds and had 1,845 recaptures of 93 different species at both sites.
Top 10 Species Banded at Captain Sam’s
7. Northern Waterthrush (146)
8. Painted Bunting (128)
9. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (125)
10. Prairie Warbler (121)
Top 10 Species Banded at Little Bear
2. Gray Catbird (624)
3. Palm Warbler (326)
4. Yellow-rumped Warbler (273)
5. Northern Waterthush (132)
6. Painted Bunting (119)
7. Prairie Warbler (114)
8. Red-eyed Vireo (113)
9. American Redstart (108)
10. House Wren (83)
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