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!
Palomarin Categories: Monthly Banding Summary
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!
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, October 2015
October brought rarities from Siberia and Mexico, plus many more of our usual migrants returned for winter, some wearing tiny data logging backpacks!
Monthly Banding Summary, September 2015
September is full of change: migrant breeders departed for their southerly wintering grounds, others stopped here to refuel along their migratory journey, while other species that over-winter in Marin but breed to the north returned.
Monthly Banding Summary, August 2015
Fall migration has arrived, with lots of exciting captures at the Palomarin Field Station.
Monthly Banding Summary, July 2015
The long summer days persist—breeding season winds down and a lot of unbanded juveniles show up. Activity is notably slower and quieter by the end of month, and the summer season draws to a close.
Monthly Banding Summary, May 2015
Taking the Long View: An inside look at the goings-on at the longest running avian ecology field station west of the Mississippi.
Monthly Banding Summary, February 2015
This summary was compiled by Palomarin banding interns Emma Cox and Hilary Allen with help from Mark Dettling, Banding Supervisor. Exciting Captures and Observations: February was a gloriously sunny yet drearily slow month with regards to our capture rates here at the Palomarin Field Station (Palo). We had our first (and hopefully last) days with
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