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Hummingbird Charm

Piecing together the mysteries of Ruby-throated Hummingbird migration

Tags biology, bird banding, birds, central PA, centre county, hummingbird feeders, hummingbird haven, hummingbirds, master bander, migration, ruby-throated hummingbirds, summer, wildlife conservation, wildlife research

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In the Presence of Owls

Decoding Northern Saw-whet Owl migration

Tags banding, biology, bird banding, central PA, climate change, Fall, Girl Scouts, Hawk Mountain, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association, master bander, mist netting, northern saw-whet owls, Owls, Pennsylvania, Scott Weidensaul

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Field Ornithology on the “Island in the Sun”

Post author By lindsaymcnamara
Post date August 13, 2019
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“Every bird has been a revelation.”

Tags bird banding, bird nerd, birdng, birds, Bremen, community science, field ornithology, Hog Island, Hog Island Audubon Camp, Maine, National Audubon Society, ornithology, Project Puffin, roger tory peterson, Seabird Restoration Program

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Birding Rx

A bird a day keeps the doctor away.

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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.

Tags banding, biology, bird banding, Birding, citizen science, Duke Farms, New Jersey, science, songbirds, Volunteer

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Mantua Creek Bald Eaglet Banding

Post author By lindsaymcnamara
Post date December 27, 2017
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I was honored to observe state biologists band bald eaglet “E13” from a nest along Mantua Creek in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

Tags bald eagle banding, bald eagles, biology, bird banding, Birding, birds of prey, E13, eaglets, Glouster County, Mantua Creek, New Jersey, New Jersey bald eagles, state biologists, wildlife conservation

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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 […]

Tags 2015, banding, bird, bird banding, Conserve Wildlife Foundation, Delaware Bay, delaware bay shorebird project, Delaware Bayshore, migratory shorebirds, New Jersey, new jersey wildlife, world shorebirds day