We had a session at the Quarry this morning, setting nets up at an arbutus tree that has ripening fruit. The aim was to catch some of the feeding Blackbirds in order to give some of the trainees experience with larger birds. We were reasonably successful catching 13 birds with 7 being Blackbirds. As well we caught 4 Chaffinch and a House Sparrow with a bonus of a Bellbird, only the second we have caught at the Quarry. All birds were new. Had hoped to get a recap or two as one of our regular net sites is only about 200m away.
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| One of the advantages of this site was the use of a picnic table as a banding station, (and coffee table.) |
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| Phil banding one of the Blackbirds - a complaining male. |
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| Eleanor extracting her first Bellbird and got a bloody finger for her trouble. (Badge of Honour) |
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