Some sicko decided to capture a laughing gull and spray-paint the bird orange. I’m guessing the bird was grabbed by luring it with food – gulls can be a bit of a nuisance at outdoor restaurants and on the beach, which is only one reason people are encouraged NOT to feed the birds. The paint [...]
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I keep forgetting to mention that banding will indeed continue at Raccoon Ridge this spring. I may or may not make it back there in time for spring migration (I will in the fall) but I will be in close contact with Cailin, who will be doing the banding there, and I’ll continue blogging about [...]
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Working with seabirds means I’m also working with fish. Lots and lots of fish, delivered by the tons flash-frozen along with any other unfortunate creature that happened to be in the commercial fishing nets operated by the fish company that provides aforementioned frozen fish. Each morning, hundreds of pounds of thread herring, white bait, shrimp, [...]
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