August and September were busy at the Palomarin Field Station – a new crew of interns, wildfires, fall migrants, and returning winter migrants. Read on to learn more!
Palomarin Banding Summary – August & September
Palomarin Tags: Townsend's Warbler
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, August 2019
August marks the end of the spring/summer season and the beginning of fall at Palomarin. It brings with it new interns, as well as some new exciting captures for the year! Read on to learn more.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, January 2019
Two birds are better than one! Check out the Palomarin Blog post from January to see some great comparisons!
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.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, September 2017
Fall migration was in full swing at Palomarin in September, bringing our regular migrants, and a few rarer vagrant species.
Monthly Banding Summary, August 2016
August marked the annual shift from the breeding season to fall migration at Palomarin – bringing new interns, and new birds!
Throwback Thursday: On This Day in the Palomarin Journal in 1980
On this day at Palomarin in 1980, the very nature of the mundane was inspiring and heartwarming.
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!
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, March 2014
This summary was compiled by Palomarin banding interns Brian Cole and Kim Geissler with help from Renée Cormier, Banding Supervisor. Exciting Captures and Observations: March is perennially an exciting time at the Palomarin Field Station, as it is the time of year when migrants begin arriving from their southern wintering grounds. March also brought the
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