Monthly Banding Summary, September 2016

September is always an exciting time at Palomarin, as summer residents depart for wintering grounds, northern-breeding landbirds arrive for the winter, and other migrants continue to pass through.

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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!

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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.

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Monthy Banding Summary, June and July 2016

We are trying to catch up after a busy summer. Read more about what happened in June and July!

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Monthly Banding Summary, May 2016

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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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