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Reading the band number of a recaptured owl

By Bird Banding Laboratory
A woman biologist stands in a banding station shed at night and reads the band numbers on a small owl.
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Detailed Description

BBL Biologist, Stephanie Egger reads the federal band numbers on a recaptured Northern Saw-whet Owl at the Willistown Conservation Trust, Banding station at Rushton Woods Preserve, Pennsylvania. This owl was originally banded in Thunder Bay Ontario.

Sources/Usage

Permission granted from Willistown Conservation Trust, Banding station at Rushton Woods Preserve for use by USGS.