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Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) intern Adlai Herrera sets up a mist net
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REU intern Adlai Herrera carefully removes a Swainson's Thrush from the mist net
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Madison Sutton readies a metal band which she will place around the bird's leg, like a bracelet
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Carefully crimping the metal band, which has a unique identifying number
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Assessing bird age using molt and feather wear patterns, with book reference
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Blowing away the feathers reveals the chest, where fat deposits can be seen to assess fitness
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Assessing bird age using molt and feather wear patterns, with book reference
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Evaluating the molt and weat patterns on the feathers assists the researchers in aging the bird
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Evaluating the molt and weat patterns on the feathers assists the researchers in aging the bird
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The bird is placed into a bag for two minutes so a poop sample may be collected and later analyzed to learn about what the bird ate