Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, December 2018
March 5, 2019
December was filled with mixed species flocks that foraged throughout the study area and graced our nets. Read on to learn about some fun winter captures.
Limited Access to Palomarin during the Government Shutdown
January 18, 2019
Although located in a national park, the Palomarin Field Station is still up and running during the shutdown, but it was necessary for the park to close the road to general public access.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, November 2018
January 17, 2019
November marks the transition from fall to winter banding seasons at the Palomarin Field Station. As we head into the rainy season, we slow down our banding effort from 6 days a week to 3 days a week, and we welcome a new crew of banding interns to Palomarin.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, October 2018
December 20, 2018
October at the Palomarin Field Station brings a gradual transition from fall migrants just passing through, to winter residents moving in. As the number of fall migrants caught in our nets dwindles, we say hello again to the familiar winter faces of Fox Sparrows, Hermit Thrushes, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets, among others.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, September 2018
November 19, 2018
September is always a great month at Palomarin, with lots of diversity in the species that we catch, as migratory species are on the move!
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, August 2018
October 22, 2018
August marks the beginning of the fall season at Palomarin. This year, it brought a nice diversity of birds to our nets.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, March-July 2018
August 21, 2018
Spring and summer are a busy time at the Palomarin Field Station. Check out the blog the see what happened!
Explore 30 years of data collected at the Palomarin Field Station
August 14, 2018
Come dive into a couple of the long-term data sets collected at the Palomarin Field Station! Visualizing data is an important step in understanding the data so that we can begin to ask the right questions.
Birds in Orange Juice Cans
May 6, 2018
Have you visited our Palomarin Field Station yet? Here’s a great visitor story that we hope will inspire you to be one of our new or re-captures!
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, February 2018
April 13, 2018
2018 continues with more exciting captures of wintering species and some early spring migrants as well!
