Tag: bird banding
Fall Bird Banding @ Braddock Bay
Today I took the kids over to Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, or more specifically to the Manitou Beach Banding Station, which is located on the near-shore area of Rochester, NY, just south of Lake Ontario. For 25 years, volunteers have been banding birds during spring and fall migration. I went to observe the process and [...]
Hey, The Old Birding Thrills Still Resonate!
Check out my previous post for the preamble to today’s outing. *** I woke with the sun on Saturday morning. I TRIED to talk myself into enjoying a nice morning on the front porch watching the steam rise from my coffee cup, but all I could think about was that Indigo Bunting that nested in Mendon [...]
Bird Banding @ Braddock Bay Bird Observatory
On Sunday, May 17, I journeyed back to the Ontario lakeshore to meet my friend, former colleague, and fellow blogger (Feather and Flower), Mike Powers at the Kaiser-Manitou Beach Banding Station owned by the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory. It was a chilly but sunny morning and warblers were plenty. Mike brought his little daughter along so we [...]
