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BAS MAPS Program
A loud twittering penetrates the otherwise serene forest, and
someone shouts. "Watch out for the net!" Up ahead an almost invisible mist
net—the basic tool of the bird banding trade—spans the path.
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MAPS Banding Scenes
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| Tait Johansson
and Rachel Bricklin removing birds from mist nets |
Donny Perret, Tait Johansson, and Rachel Bricklin at the net
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Tools of the trade |
Applying a band |
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| Birds are studied to
determine age, sex, and condition of the birds |
Nannette Orr recording the data given by Rachel Bricklin
Click for portraits of banded birds
Photos Courtesy of and Copyright ©
Richard L. Becker
www.songstar.org
Copyright © 2009 Bedford Audubon Society
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