BANDED MALE MAGNOLIA WARBLER, BIRD OBSERVATORY, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   In the third photo you can see the band on the Magnolia Warbler's left leg.

BANDED COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, BIRD OBSERVATORY, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

BANDED OVENBIRD, BIRD OBSERVATORY, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   Periodically the bird bander will bring a bird out of the Bird Observatory to show to the birders present.  This is a great opportunity to see the bird real close.

BANDING OF BIRD AT BIRD OBSERVATORY, PRINCE EDWARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

   The birds that will be banded are caught in mist nets.  They are collected in small bags and brought to the Bird Observatory.   Here they are banded, examined, measured (2nd and 3rd photos), weighed (scale  with bird in it is shown in 4th photo), approximate age estimated, etc. and then released.  

MOURNING DOVE, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON

BREEDING LESSER YELLOWLEGS, BRIGHTON CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS, BRIGHTON, ON

   We can ID this sandpiper as a Lesser Yellowlegs, rather than a Greater Yellowlegs by the size of it bill.  This bird's bill is about the same size as the head, while a Greater Yellowleg's bill is about 1 1/2 x the size of the head.

BREEDING WILLET, BRIGHTON CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS, BRIGHTON, ON