Banding Begins

We started banding birds today. It took a while to get back into the swing of shorebird banding after 3 years off, but it was successful nonetheless. Here is the first bird we banded this season, a Semipalmated Sandpiper with some new bling.

This is the second bird we banded today. We dubbed this Semipalmated Sandpiper "Michael Jackson" for obvious reasons (E-HE!!)

After we released the bird, he proceeded to moonwalk back to his nest.

There are 6 more birds to band tomorrow including a Dunlin. It is sure to be eventful.