NJMC naturalist Mike Newhouse and a small bunch of great volunteers have been busy banding birds on or near the closed Erie Landfill as part of a larger research project aimed at creating more habitat for threatened and endangered avian species.
One of the stars of September: the threatened Savannah Sparrow (above). More than 150 were banded last month. We also banded 50 Indigo Buntings.
Many of our Tuesday Teaser close-up photos were taken of these banded birds.
Click here for previous blog posts on bird banding.
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American Goldfinch-38
American Kestrel-3
American Redstart-13
American Robin-8
Barn Swallow-1
Black and White Warbler-7
Blackpoll Warbler-6
Black-throated Blue Warbler-1
Blue Grosbeak-1
Bobolink-1
Brown Thrasher-2
Common Yellowthroat-33
Downy Woodpecker-2
Eastern Phoebe-7
European Starling-6
Field Sparrow-1
Gray Catbird-47
Gray-cheeked Thrush-1
Grasshopper Sparrow-1
House Wren-6
Indigo Bunting-50
Least Flycatcher-3
Magnolia Warbler-6
Mourning Dove-1
Northern Cardinal-1
Northern Mockingbird-13
Northern Parula-1
Northern Waterthrush-12
Ovenbird-1
Palm Warbler-39
Prairie Warbler-1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak-1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet-1
Red-eyed Vireo-1
Song Sparrow-59
Swamp Sparrow-20
Swainson's thrush-1
Traill's Flycatcher-27
Veery-1
Warblering Vireo-2
White-eyed Vireo-2
White-throated Sparrow-5
Wilson's Warbler-1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-1
Yellow-breasted Chat-1
Yellow Warbler-7