American Oystercatcher Chick Capture and Banding

"AMOY AVL-2"

Video of an American oystercatcher chick being captured for research purposes. This capture is a joint effort by Rutgers researchers under Thomas Virzi, Ph. D. and members of New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.

Note the orange bands used for individual bird identification in research and the stainless steel band for US Fish and Wildlife Services monitoring purposes. Also note that despite the dialogue during the banding process, the researcher applying the bands maintains strict focus throughout the delicate procedure.

The oystercatcher in this video was captured, banded, measured, and released unharmed.
This video is for educational purposes, depicting field techniques by a university ecology research associate. Please do not attempt to handle wildlife for recreational purposes.

Chick capture (0:01)
Banding (0:14)
Release (6:00)


06.26.09 Avalon, New Jersey

Category:

Education

Tags:

• American oystercatcher
• Haematopus palliatus
• Haematopodidae
• oystercatcher
• shorebirds
• waders
• birds
• wildlife
• AMOY
• Rutgers
• ecology
• research
• USFWS
• NJDFW
• NJDEP
• Fish and Wildlife
• capture
• Avalon
• New Jersey
• chick
• banding

[kobidgreat]

good job cuz gene, keep up the good work...