| The following
photos were taken during a bird banding demonstration by Tom Mowbray on
April 17th, 2004. We got to see a lot of things looking at the birds so
closely, like brood patches, and the intricate detail of the feather
patterns. It was a treat to get to touch and hold these creatures we
have been looking at so long through binoculars! Audrey Sheldon did a
great job of posing the birds for many of these shots. We are very
grateful to Tom for such a wonderful experience, and to Dennis Burnette
for setting it up. |
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| Tom Mowbray
removing a goldfinch from the mist net. |
Banding a
Carolina Wren |
Measuring a
Towhee's wing |
Exposing the
brood patch of a Carolina Wren |
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White-throated Sparrow |
Ruby-crowned
Kinglet, female |
Bluebirds |
Brown
Thrasher |
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| Eastern
Towhee, male |
Northern
Cardinal, female
(The pencil was to prevent her from biting!) |
Yellow-rumped
Warbler
in a stage of molting |
House Wren,
under tail coverts |
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| House Wrens |
Field Sparrow |
American
Goldfinch |
Blue Jay,
female
(We looked at her brood patch!) |
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| Judi Durr
sharing a Goldfinch with her granddaughter! |
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