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Know that we all know how to remove the birds, let's get to work.

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RECORD KEEPING

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DISCUSSION TIME AT THE BANDING TABLE

This is the time you get to ask all of those questions you have been waiting to ask all day.

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Caleb will take what ever time it takes to point out any and all significant things he thinks should be discussed.

It also is a good photo opportunity for a once in a life time close up photos you won't get any other time.

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Many times Caleb will point out the differences between the Sparrows. Once again you will be allowed to quiz him to any length about the birds.

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One of the more interesting things I saw was, When Caleb would try to release the birds back into the wild they would just sit in his hands for as much as up to one minute.

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I know, viewing this web site is not as much fun as going on a Sparrow banding trip with Caleb. However, I do hope my few photographs have given you some insight on just what goes on when you volunteer to help Caleb Gordon out with his Sparrow banding research program.

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OOOOOPS

All most forgot one thing I had talked about in the beginning.

Remember I said, have you ever been so close to a Sparrow you see that the white ring around its eye is really made up of very small feathers?

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Well, here is a couple photos I was able to take of that very thing.

Remember now, I was hand holding my camera, Caleb was hand holding the Sparrow, so it wasn't like we were on a tripod rock solid. The photos are a bit soft focus, but all in all not to bad for being only a couple of inches away from the bird when I snapped it. Plus I didn't want the bird to have to be held any longer that it had to be for this photo.

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We caught some thing else besides Sparrows today.

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