Many thanks to L. and co. for letting us sit in on the banding!
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| One of around four Yellow-rumped Warblers that were banded while we were there |
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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| L. showing the Yellow-rump's usually-hidden patch of yellow feathers on its head |
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler in the mist net just before being removed |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch. Pill containers like the one in the background are used to weigh small birds |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch biting the bander's finger |
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet showing yellow markings on its wing |
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| Mourning Dove |
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| Shocked Mourning Dove not flying away |
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| Many White-breasted Nuthatches were banded while we were here |
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| White-breasted Nuthatch |
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| The four-letter banding code for Purple Finches is PUFI |
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| Purple Finch |
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| Angry Purple Finch |
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| Purple Finch |
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| Dark-eyed Junco. Bands can be kept in pill jars |