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Measuring wings
Wing length is recorded, as well as estimated age, sex, weight, general health and banding information.
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Uploaded on May 20, 2006
Measuring leg diameter
It's important to fit the band to the size of the bird's leg.
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Uploaded on May 20, 2006
Bushtit with no tailfeathers
This tiny bushtit got badly entangled in a net - all his tail retrices (tail feathers) fell out during...
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Uploaded on May 20, 2006
Avian Flu test kit
These vials are for storing the birds' fecal swabs - they will be sent to UCLA for H5N1 testing....
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Uploaded on May 20, 2006
Weight
The hummingbirds would lie on the scale so quietly that the bander could let go of them completely and they would not fly away.
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Uploaded on May 20, 2006
Ongoing Research in Progress
Signs clipped to the mist nets, to discourage curious hikers from messing with them.
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Male Wilson's warbler
All tests performed, orifices swabbed, and data recorded. He's about to be released.
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Zuma
A photo of the canyon. Mustard grows wild everywhere along the trails.
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Banding
Banding is delicate work - it is scary and fascinating to watch these strong crimping tools go around the birds' tiny little stick legs.
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Tailfeathers
Tailfeathers are pulled in order to collect genetic material and perform DNA testing. I was surprised...
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Ledger book
While holding a bird, banders have to work one-handed. This is a small woodpecker, maybe a flicker,...
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Banding by lamplight
The banders had so many birds to process, they worked into the darkness. I felt sorry for the birds...
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Avian Flu test
The fecal swab samples are placed in the containers, and cut with wire cutters, I suppose to prevent...
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Avian Flu test
Closeup of a container vial. These are sent to UCLA for testing.
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Avian Flu vials
Vials containing samples are marked with black sharpie.
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Pringles containment
The larger birds are placed in an empty pringles can so they can be weighed. If I were a bird, I think...
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Zuma Canyon bird banding
gouache mixathon
Hollywood Forever
Fleetweek 2005
Malibu Lagoon
hummmmingbirds
