Even though I'm a new birder compared to many other birders on this list
serve, I want to make an observation about banding.
After listening to Mark Garland on WAMU yesterday who spoke about the
treacherous trip the birds need to make to get across the Delaware Bay (as
well as probably hundreds of other treacherous situations during their
thousands of miles of travel), I'm wondering if it is wise to cause more
trauma to these birds by trapping and banding them.
A couple questions to the experts. Do birds become severely dehydrated when
under extreme stress as do humans? Have the number of banded birds found
later in their lifecycle show that they can survive this further
complication in their migration?
I know I shouldn't be using this forum but I can't hold back my long concern
for these poor little animals.
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