Tag: banding

In the Presence of Owls

Decoding Northern Saw-whet Owl migration

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Bird Banding at Duke Farms

Post author By lindsaymcnamara
Post date December 27, 2017
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In late October 2016, I was honored to join high school students from Barack Obama Green Charter High School in Plainfield at Duke Farms.

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World Shorebirds Day: When the Shorebird Met the Biologist

Post author By lindsaymcnamara
Post date September 6, 2015
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As a bird nerd, I’d often look on enviously at photos of biologists posted online holding shorebirds in their “bander’s grip” – the bird’s head in between their index and middle finger, using their thumb and pinky to steady the bird, while allowing its feet to dangle freely. I always wondered: I wish I could […]

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