June is a time for fledglings! Read more about what happened at the Palomarin Field Station this month!
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!
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.
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!
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.
June brought excitement to the nets! We caught some vagrant birds and lots of recently fledged young. Read on to find out more!
The final weeks of 2017 brought busy days and thrilling captures for the winter banding interns at the Palomarin Field Station, including the latest capture of a Swainson’s Thrush in our 51 years of banding!
May brings us young birds and birds with backpacks! Read on to find out more!
April is a time of change as more migrants arrive and nesting starts in earnest. Check out the blog for more details!
This summary was compiled by Palomarin banding interns Janelle Chojnacki and Asya Rahlin with help from Renée Cormier, Banding Supervisor. Exciting Captures and Observations: April is an exciting time at the field station, with the later spring migrants returning from southern winter grounds for the breeding season, including Olive-sided Flycatchers and Swainson’s Thrushes. A few
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