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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banding program.
MAPS Banding Scenes
Tait Johansson
and Rachel Bricklin removing birds from mist nets
Donny Perret, Tait Johansson, and Rachel Bricklin at the net
Tools of the trade
Applying a band
Birds are studied to
determine age, sex, and condition of the birds
Nannette Orr recording the data given by Rachel Bricklin
