RICE CREEK BIRD OBSERVATORY

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A busy day at the banding station with students and collaborators!
In May 2023, my students and I established the Rice Creek Bird Observatory banding station at Rice Creek Field Station. Generously funded by the SUNY Oswego Shineman Endowed Fund, our goal is to use banding data to learn about the species that utilize the field station both during migration and breeding. We band from May to September, and operate as a MAPS station in the summer. During the 2023 season, we captured 633 individuals of 54 species! The banding station is open to visitors (both students and the public) and we are always looking for research collaborators! Check out the Photos page for more images.
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Our most unusual capture of 2023- a juvenile Broad-winged Hawk!
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A Gray-cheeked Thrush captured during fall migration.
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A hatch-year Northern Waterthrush headed to Brazil for the winter.
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SUNY Binghamton ornithologist Justin Mann beaming with his first-ever Black-and-white Warbler!