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    Starbreeze
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      Would you be netting them for a study or something? 😕

      #572753

      starbreeze wrote:

      Would you be netting them for a study or something? 😕

      Yup! The netting is part of a mark and recapture effort to see where the birds go, and in what numbers (we catch and release them, and band them if they aren’t banded). This project is part of a sacramento river riparian area restoration project – it was initially only for salmonids, but since the birds have been so positively affected by the restoration of the river areas, they have now been included in part of the study!

      #572754
      Bob

        very kewl saving wildlife is always nice

        #572755
        Starbreeze
        Participant

          That’s great!!! I hope the project continues to be successful!!! Please keep us posted. So few recovery projects go well. It’s nice to hear about one that is. 😀

          #572756

          Congratulations on graduation, and on the neat job, Zorse. Netting birds sounds like a fun job.

          #572757
          Elena
          Participant

            Congrats on Graduating! Good luck with the job!

            #572758
            Jodi
            Participant

              Congratulations on graduating! I have my last final’s class today and I’m graduating tomorrow night with a Master’s of Arts in English with a Teaching College Writing emphasis. I’ll think of you on Saturday! 🙂

              #572759
              Jennifer
              Keymaster

                Neat! I used to net and band birds. We netted a hummingbird once, wow! I was so scared to handle the little guy.
                Also, grosbeaks bite hella hard. You probably knew this!

                What was your thesis on?

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                #572760
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                  Nambroth wrote:

                  Neat! I used to net and band birds. We netted a hummingbird once, wow! I was so scared to handle the little guy.
                  Also, grosbeaks bite hella hard. You probably knew this!

                  What was your thesis on?

                  Yes, I wanted to know too, and again, Congrats!!!

                  #572761
                  lamortefille
                  Participant

                    Congrats!

                    #572762
                    wolflodge100
                    Participant

                      Congrats! I watched them net birds in Morro Bay one time, it was neat!

                      #572763

                      Nambroth wrote:

                      Neat! I used to net and band birds. We netted a hummingbird once, wow! I was so scared to handle the little guy.
                      Also, grosbeaks bite hella hard. You probably knew this!

                      What was your thesis on?

                      Grosbeaks do pack quite a little pinch (particularly the huge evening grosbeaks! Talk about OWCH!). But at least they don’t scream like the Swainson Thrushes do. >.< Those plaintive screams almost make me feel guilty for trying to band them. Even worse is netting something like a Cooper's hawk, or a wild turkey in the nets. Talk about a disaster! I actually have pctures from one of my bird-banding adventures. If enough people want to see them, I'll post a few here.

                      My Thesis was – “Population trends and seasonal flock size variation of the Common Raven (Corvus corax)”. I spent January through April getting up well before dawn to count flocks as they emerged from the Arcata Community forest. I was looking for a significance in the flock size variation, as well as trying to get a good estimate for the number of ravens in the area. This is indirectly associated with the local Snowy Plover conservation project – Ravens are the number one decimating factor for both chicks and eggs. The idea is to see just how many birds there could be via extrapolation, and maybe find a useful management strategy now that we have actual numbers to deal with.

                      *takes a breath*

                      Sorry to go overboard with the details there. I could go into all the grisly details, but it would bore everyone to death. Especially when I get started about significant p-values! *chuckles*

                      #572764
                      Skigod377
                      Participant

                        WTG DZ! Congrats!! What a great accomplishment! 😀

                        #572765

                        Congrats, it sounds like a interesting job. We always like to see pics. 😀

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