Learning the Art of Bird Banding
The sun begins to rise on a chilly morning, illuminating the glow of morning dew at Powdermill Avian Research Center in southwestern Pennsylvania. Despite this indicator of the start of a new day, coffee is already brewed, and researchers are at work opening mist nets prepping for a morning of bird banding. I had the privilege of joining these researchers for a workshop focused on teaching the fundamentals of bird banding.
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