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Greetings folks an update on the banding last weekend at the marsh. We celebrated world wetalnd day by banding 18 pine grosbeaks and about 30 common redpolls and 3 hoary redpolls the day was enjoyed bhy about 20 people who enjoyed the near zero temperatures. it was a lot of fun banding the redpolls afetr there complete abscence last winter. look for updates on the next time we will be banding which is going to be this sunday Feb 13th. Hoping for more pine grosbeaks. of interest we captured two pine grosbeaks which we banded three years ago.

 I enjoyed myself. Thanks for a great day! Here are a few pictures taken. I recommend attendance to anyone. Don't forget your membership to this great organization, so that you may be contacted about many great events to come, including the banding of sparrows and warblers, right on up to owls!

Bird banding & recording of data.

Pleased young man about to release a freshly banded male Pine Grosbeak.

Freshly banded Pine Grosbeak letting his new found freedom soak in before taking flight.

Freshly banded Hoary Redpoll.

Preparing for a short snowshoe jaunt.

Preparing for a short snowshoe jaunt.

Young Ones with a surprise discovery upon cleaning out nest boxes.

Nest from nest box - Greenish eggs - Goldeneye, whitish eggs - Hooded Merganzer.

 

 

Thanks for sharing all those great photos Serge. Looks like it was a very enjoyable day. Neat to have found the nest of mixed eggs.

Thanks Serge it is great to have a supporter such as yourself and I really enjoyed seeing these photos. We had another great day of banding today and i am going to be banding at the marsh on family day at 10:00am so come on out hopefully i will have the birdhouse warm for everyone by then. Thanks again Murph