May brings us young birds and birds with backpacks! Read on to find out more!
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Monthly Banding Summary, April 2016
April is a time of change as more migrants arrive and nesting starts in earnest. Check out the blog for more details!
Monthly Banding Summary, March 2016
Spring has sprung! We are catching more birds and the birds are starting to nest. Read on to see some more highlights!
Monthly Banding Summary, February 2016
February is a slower month for mist-net captures here in West Marin, but there’s always something interesting going on at the Palomarin Field Station!
Monthly Banding Summary, January 2016
Despite low numbers of birds caught, the interns still had some excitement this January with the capture of a Red Crossbill. Read on for more details!
Monthly Banding Summary, December 2015
A Black Phoebe tops the list for most exciting capture in December. Even though it’s a common bird throughout Marin County, we capture them infrequently. Check out what else we caught!
Where Are They Now? Featuring 2009 Palomarin Intern Noah Strycker
Read about how Noah breaks the previous record, and then some, in his pursuit of a global “big year”.
Monthly Banding Summary, November 2015
November marks a change in the intern crew, the recapture of an infamous Wrentit, and another recapture of a geolocator-tagged Fox Sparrow.
Monthly Banding Summary, October 2015
October brought rarities from Siberia and Mexico, plus many more of our usual migrants returned for winter, some wearing tiny data logging backpacks!
Monthly Banding Summary, September 2015
September is full of change: migrant breeders departed for their southerly wintering grounds, others stopped here to refuel along their migratory journey, while other species that over-winter in Marin but breed to the north returned.
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