Senior Staff Scientist Trevor Lloyd-Evans has administered the bird banding program at the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences for roughly 40 years. The Center's contribution to worldwide data on bird migration has helped us gain a better understanding of migratory patterns and changes in species populations over the years. He is shown above with a gray catbird in hand discussing the banding program for visiting photographers. The birds are briefly trapped in mist nests located on the 40-acre property, banded with a small identifying bracelet, and promptly released back to the wild.
A Common Yellowthroat.
A Tufted Titmouse.
A Red-eyed Vireo.
A Northern Cardinal not happy to be restrained by a human hand.
In fact, he demonstrated his unhappiness by inflicting some serious pain on the hand that held him.
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