tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34994535.post7306265203690732315..comments2024-03-27T03:23:15.110-04:00Comments on Donald the birder's blog: Morning bandingdonaldthebirderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01099741668535209996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34994535.post-19452374003601062302010-10-13T13:37:13.018-04:002010-10-13T13:37:13.018-04:00Very interesting- I've never actually seen the...Very interesting- I've never actually seen the banding process firsthand.Jen Sanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932953314258705622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34994535.post-3591865477426877222010-10-10T18:08:45.706-04:002010-10-10T18:08:45.706-04:00Bird banding is a specialized art that requires a ...Bird banding is a specialized art that requires a lot of patience. There are certain ways to hold the birds that prevents them from being injured. (Bird banders must pass an in field and written exam in order to band on their own.)donaldthebirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099741668535209996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34994535.post-73316307376728698852010-10-10T17:45:48.201-04:002010-10-10T17:45:48.201-04:00Very cool. I'd be afraid of hurting them!Very cool. I'd be afraid of hurting them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795685792790247081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34994535.post-79280089465569799602010-10-09T14:52:49.978-04:002010-10-09T14:52:49.978-04:00Those Cardinals certainly can grip. I can remember...Those Cardinals certainly can grip. I can remember in the banding lab at Long Point BO, Ontario in the 1980s a cartoon of a Northern Cardinal with the scientific name of 'viceus gripeus'!<br /><br />If I catch a Jay I will give it a pencil to hold as they can certainly nip!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />SeumusThe Hairy Birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245986796609261961noreply@blogger.com