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RED-SHOULDERED HAWK BANDING

JUNE 9, 2008

The 4 red-shouldered hawk chicks at Arlington were scheduled for banding by Raptors Inc.
Jeff Hays did the climbing and retrieving, and Melinda Simon attached the bands, and made some measurements along with the weigh-in.
The age of the chicks varied from approximately 20 to 28 days.
Their weight varied from about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds, though the actual weight was recorded in grams.
RETRIEVING THE HAWK CHICKS
RETRIEVING THE HAWK CHICKS		 SELECTING A CHICK TO BE LOWERED FOR BANDING
SELECTING A CHICK TO BE LOWERED FOR BANDING		 FIRST BAND IS ATTACHED
FIRST BAND IS ATTACHED		 SECOND BAND IS ATTACHED
SECOND BAND IS ATTACHED
BAND IS GLUED FOR ADDED SECURITY
BAND IS GLUED FOR ADDED SECURITY		 TOE SPAN IS MEASURED
TOE SPAN IS MEASURED		 CLOSEUP OF ANOTHER CHICK
CLOSEUP OF ANOTHER CHICK		 OUTERMOST SECONDARY IS MEASURED
OUTERMOST SECONDARY IS MEASURED
CLOSEUP OF ANOTHER CHICK
CLOSEUP OF ANOTHER CHICK		 THE WEIGH-IN
THE WEIGH-IN		 A BRIEF REST BEFORE RETURNING TO THE NEST
A BRIEF REST BEFORE RETURNING TO THE NEST		 BANDING COMPLETE
BANDING COMPLETE
4TH & FINAL CHICK IS RETURNED TO THE NEST
4TH & FINAL CHICK IS RETURNED TO THE NEST		 BANDED, BUT NOT A HAPPY CAMPER
BANDED, BUT NOT A HAPPY CAMPER		 ARE YOU DONE YET??
ARE YOU DONE YET??		 WHY DON'T YOU CHECK MY TONSILS WHILE YOU'RE AT IT?
WHY DON'T YOU CHECK MY TONSILS WHILE YOU'RE AT IT?
TALONS, UP CLOSE
TALONS, UP CLOSE

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Patricia Fisher10-Jun-2008 15:27
Very cool. We are also banders from Wisconsin and are banding American white pelicans.

Such perfect birds while growing up. Now the hard part when they leave the nest.

Keep up the good work.
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