Bird Banding Observation

Observe live bird banding at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.

Where: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY. Green trail behind the Discovery Center.

When:
Monday LABOR DAY September 1- 6am-11am
Tuesday September 23 – 7am-Noon
Saturday October 11 – 7am-Noon
Tuesday October 21 – 7am-Noon

Details: Stop by the Albany Pine Bush Preserve to see wild birds up close and personal as Preserve scientists carefully fit them with uniquely coded leg-bands, before releasing them back to the wild.

Bands are provided by the US Geological Society Bird Banding Lab to licensed banders so scientists can identify individuals; this allows us to study how long birds live, where they breed, and when and where they migrate. While in-hand, the banders carefully take measurements that can indicate a bird’s health, age, and breeding condition.

We and the USGS use this information to evaluate the health of bird populations and the habitats they rely on during the breeding and non-breeding seasons. Tracking the distribution and abundance of species that specialize on our fire-dependent inland pitch pine-scrub oak barrens can also help guide the management and restoration of this globally-rare habitat.

Open to the public.
Questions? 518-456-0655

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