Going from knowing almost nothing about birds to having so much independence in just two months has given me more confidence in myself and my future career in wildlife conservation.
UC Davis Banding Internship Experience, September 2022
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Palomarin Monthly Banding Summary: December 2020
December brought a bit of rain, fewer bird captures, and slower days as we settled into winter at the field station. However, there were still some exciting encounters! Read on to learn more.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, July 2020
July brought more birds, read more to find out what we caught!
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, June 2020
June is a time for fledglings! Read more about what happened at the Palomarin Field Station this month!
Point Blue Conservation Science: Palomarin Field Station Spring Season Update – April & May, 2020
The breeding season is in full swing and the banding and gridding interns at the Palomarin Field Station have been busy! Read on to learn more about the birds they have been studying for the past couple of months.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, March 2020
March marks the beginning of the bird breeding season here at Palomarin. New interns arrive to begin their internship, and some of our breeding neotropical migrants begin arriving as well!
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, January 2020
A new year has come! Read on to see a recap of our bird captures in 2019 and to learn about what birds we have caught so far in 2020.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, November 2019
November marks the beginning of winter banding at Palomarin. This year it also marked our return to banding at Pine Gulch, one of our off-site banding stations located in the Bolinas Lagoon Open Space Preserve. Read on to learn about some of our fun captures this month!
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, May 2019
The breeding season continues! May brought more juvenile bird captures, as well as a few unusual captures! Read on to learn more.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, December 2018
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.
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