For the Birds

Watch Eva Cusack and friends catching, banding, and releasing birds to collect important data.

close up of Common Yellowthroat, a yellow and black bird

Bird Banding up Close

Eve Cusack, part of the MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) team, demonstrates how to catch individual birds, band them, collect data, and release them. The MAPS team operates out of the Kent Research Station.

Environment, Environmental Resiliency Institute

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