I spent several hours today with a friend who was banding hawks in a hawk banding station. Cold and brisk, but several hatch year birds were hungry enough, and inexperienced enough, to come in on the lure birds.
First, is a hatch year female
Cooper's Hawk ...
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| Cooper's Hawk (hatch year) sporting its new jewlery |
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| Cooper's Hawk released after being banded |
Several
Red-tailed Hawks were caught and received a free metal bracelet. Here a young "Tail" is on the lure ...
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| Hatch year Red-tailed Hawk |
While the hawk was on the lure bird momentarily (the spring-trap net was sprung moments after the photo) the lure bird was carefully examined and found unharmed ...
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
After being measured, weighed, and fitted with a band, the young bird is released ...
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| Red-tailed Hawk (hatch year) released after being banded |
Flying free ...
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
Along the coast there were sizeable flocks of shorebirds, including a few
Ruddy Turnstones ...
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| Ruddy Turnstone |
... and elsewhere,
Golden-crowned Kinglets continue to provide wonderful photo ops ...
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| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
Good Birding!!
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