Learn about the fall captures from the longest running bird banding station west of the Mississippi River!
Palomarin Tags: golden-crowned sparrow
Palomarin Monthly Banding Summary: December 2020
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 Banding Summary – August & September
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!
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, February 2020
More evidence of the start of the breeding season this month! Spring is just around the corner! Read on to see our highlights from the month of February.
Point Blue Conservation Science: Monthly Banding Summary, September 2019
Fall migration continues…September at Palomarin was busy with birds passing through on their journey south, the departure of some of our breeding birds, and the arrival of some of our wintering birds. Read on to see some of our exciting captures this month!
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, September 2018
September is always a great month at Palomarin, with lots of diversity in the species that we catch, as migratory species are on the move!
Monthly Banding Summary, October 2016
October brought more than just birds: Palo interns were busy with Bird-a-thon, attending a conference, welcoming back Golden-crowned Sparrows, taking tests, and much more!
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.
Monthly Banding Summary, October 2014
This summary was compiled by Palomarin banding interns Bobby Wilcox and Kaitlin Murphy with help from Renée Cormier, Banding Supervisor. Exciting Captures and Observations: October was celebratory, with beautiful weather and exciting events here at the Palomarin Field Station. October is known for its warm, sunny days here in Marin, and this one lived up
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