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.
Palomarin Monthly Banding Summary: December 2020

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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.
November was full of birds, including several different hawks! Read on to learn more about some of the fun species we caught in November.
While we look back on 2020, we reflect gratefully on our wonderful Palomarin Field Station interns. Read on to learn about their unusual experiences this past year, and to be introduced to our current crew!
October brought more fall migrants and returning winter residents. Read on to see some of the highlights of October!
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!
The Palomarin team, The Lookers, continues their tradition of dressing up in this year’s Bird-A-Thon, while extending their team – virtually – to all alumni given the need to not bird as a large group during a pandemic but to stay connected.
As our hearts are with those impacted by the many fires in California right now, we also wanted to update you on how one that is burning close to the Palomarin Field Station has impacted us.
July brought more birds, read more to find out what we caught!
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.
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