Sunday, July 28, 2013

Purple Martin Banding at Hammonasset Beach State Park

Geoff Krukar, avian researcher with DEEP, was at Hammonasset Beach State Park banding this year's purple martin chicks. Each bird is banded with a Federal numbered band on one leg and with a colored State band on the other leg. Geoff explains the banding protocol in this video by Jim Murtagh.


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