Bird Banding & Bagels - NEW DATE
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Celebrate the seasonal return of our feathered friends and see a unique, up-close demonstration of bird banding at The Connecticut Audubon Society’s Birdcraft Sanctuary in Fairfield. In observance of International Migratory Bird Day, start the day with a bagel and a bird’s-eye view of the fascinating bird banding process as shown by Easton resident and Master Bander Judy Richardson and her team.
You’ll watch as birds are gently captured with a fine mist net, carefully removed, and fitted with a permanent aluminum or other light-weight band around their leg. Each bird is measured, weighed, sexed and aged before being released back into the wild, unharmed. Should it later be recaptured or recovered, the bird can be identified from its individually numbered band, and data is recorded and sent back to the original bander and the Bird Banding Laboratory.
The Connecticut Audubon Society has operated a Bird Banding Station at the Birdcraft Sanctuary since the 1970’s. Volunteers, licensed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have captured and documented more than 18,000 birds there.
Pre-registration required.
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