Ohio Bird Banding - Spring Migration 2008
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In the spring of 2008, I headed to the Buckeye State to band and bleed birds along the southern edge of Lake Erie in Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.  I worked as a Avian Technician for the Ohio State University (School of Environment and Natural Resources - Terrestrial Wildlife Ecology Lab).  This was a part of graduate student, Lauren Mcdade's masters thesis research.

Lauren's research focused on the stopover ecology and refueling preformance of migrant landbirds.  More specifically, she assessed the importance of aquatic insects (specifically midges) to migrant landbirds, and she did so across two habitat types, shoreline and inland.  To do this, she used stable carbon isotopes (breath samples), and plasma-lipid metabolites (blood samples) to infer recent dietary choices and assess refueling preformance respectively.  What this meant for me, was that I had to target net her focal species (Myrtle's Warblers, Magnollia Warblers, and White-throated Sparrows), obtain breath samples and blood samples, as well as all other standard banding data.  I was also required to obtain insect samples near the net lanes.

Not all sites or all days were busy, so I was able to band a lot of non-focal species as well.  In all, I banded 290 landbirds.

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Fox Sparrow - FOSP
Fox Sparrow - FOSP

Fox Sparrow - FOSP
Frowny Face - Golden-crowned Kinglet - GCKI
Frowny Face - Golden-crowned Kinglet - GCKI

Frowny Face - Golden-crowned Kinglet - GCKI
Northern Cardinal - Finger Munchin'
Northern Cardinal - Finger Munchin'

Northern Cardinal - Finger Munchin'
Northern Cardinal - Profile - NOCA
Northern Cardinal - Profile - NOCA

Northern Cardinal - Profile - NOCA
Brown Creeper - Lookin' Creepy - BRCR
Brown Creeper - Lookin' Creepy - BRCR

Brown Creeper - Lookin' Creepy - BRCR
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - RCKI
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - RCKI

Ruby-crowned Kinglet - RCKI
Ottawa NWR Sunset
Ottawa NWR Sunset

Ottawa NWR Sunset
Immature Sharp-shinned  Hawk - SSHA
Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk - SSHA

Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk - SSHA
Focal Species - White-throated Sparrow - WTSP
Focal Species - White-throated Sparrow - WTSP

Focal Species - White-throated Sparrow - WTSP
Lincoln's Sparrow - LISP
Lincoln's Sparrow - LISP

Lincoln's Sparrow - LISP
Male Yellow-shafted Flicker - NOFL
Male Yellow-shafted Flicker - NOFL

Male Yellow-shafted Flicker - NOFL
Focal Species - Myrtle's Warbler - MYWA
Focal Species - Myrtle's Warbler - MYWA

Focal Species - Myrtle's Warbler - MYWA
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - BGGN
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - BGGN

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - BGGN
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Dr. Evil
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Dr. Evil

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Dr. Evil
Waterfowl Migration - Lake Erie
Waterfowl Migration - Lake Erie

Waterfowl Migration - Lake Erie
Tree Swallow - TRES
Tree Swallow - TRES

Tree Swallow - TRES
TRES - Profile
TRES - Profile

TRES - Profile
Collecting Isotope Samples - Birdie Breathalyzer
Collecting Isotope Samples - Birdie Breathalyzer

Collecting Isotope Samples - Birdie Breathalyzer
Midge = Bird Food
Midge = Bird Food

Midge = Bird Food
Midge and Shadow
Midge and Shadow

Midge and Shadow
Nuclear Plant in front of Condo
Nuclear Plant in front of Condo

Nuclear Plant in front of Condo
Rusty Blackbird - RUBL
Rusty Blackbird - RUBL

Rusty Blackbird - RUBL
RUBL - Feet
RUBL - Feet

RUBL - Feet
Northern Flicker - Intergrade
Northern Flicker - Intergrade

Northern Flicker - Intergrade
Winter Wren - WIWR
Winter Wren - WIWR

Winter Wren - WIWR
Angry Yellow Warbler - YWAR
Angry Yellow Warbler - YWAR

Angry Yellow Warbler - YWAR
ASY - Yellow Warbler Flight Feathers
ASY - Yellow Warbler Flight Feathers

ASY - Yellow Warbler Flight Feathers
Eastern Phoebe - EAPH
Eastern Phoebe - EAPH

Eastern Phoebe - EAPH
Female Myrtle's Warbler
Female Myrtle's Warbler

Female Myrtle's Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler - OCWA
Orange-crowned Warbler - OCWA

Orange-crowned Warbler - OCWA
Lamb's Woods Net-lane
Lamb's Woods Net-lane

Lamb's Woods Net-lane
ASY - COYE
ASY - COYE

ASY - COYE
Ottawa NWR Bullfrog
Ottawa NWR Bullfrog

Ottawa NWR Bullfrog
Cold - SY - Northern Parula - NOPA
Cold - SY - Northern Parula - NOPA

Cold - SY - Northern Parula - NOPA
SY - Northern Parula Fight Feathers
SY - Northern Parula Fight Feathers

SY - Northern Parula Fight Feathers
Western Palm Warbler - WPWA
Western Palm Warbler - WPWA

Western Palm Warbler - WPWA
Male Black-throated Green Warbler - BTNW
Male Black-throated Green Warbler - BTNW

Male Black-throated Green Warbler - BTNW
Black-throated Green Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler

Black-throated Green Warbler
Angry Veery
Angry Veery

Angry Veery
ASY (after second year) Male MYWA
ASY (after second year) Male MYWA

ASY (after second year) Male MYWA
ASY - Female MYWA
ASY - Female MYWA

ASY - Female MYWA
OCWA - Orange-crowned Warbler
OCWA - Orange-crowned Warbler

OCWA - Orange-crowned Warbler
Orange Crown - OCWA
Orange Crown - OCWA

Orange Crown - OCWA
ASY - Male Magnolia Warbler - MAWA
ASY - Male Magnolia Warbler - MAWA

ASY - Male Magnolia Warbler - MAWA
ASY - MAWA Flight Feathers
ASY - MAWA Flight Feathers

ASY - MAWA Flight Feathers
ASY - Male BTBW Flight Feathers
ASY - Male BTBW Flight Feathers

ASY - Male BTBW Flight Feathers
ASY Male - Black-throated Blue Warbler
ASY Male - Black-throated Blue Warbler

ASY Male - Black-throated Blue Warbler
SY - Blue Jay - BLJA
SY - Blue Jay - BLJA

SY - Blue Jay - BLJA
BLJA flight Feathers
BLJA flight Feathers

BLJA flight Feathers
Chris With Blue Jay
Chris With Blue Jay

Chris With Blue Jay


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