The concept is the same - pick up the juvenile birds before they mature into flight and place a metal band on their right leg. Since pelicans are much larger and less agile than the terns we do not use an impoundment, but rather use groups of people to hem in groups of birds. Once a group is surrounded we wade into the crowd and pick on the birds by the beak.
We banded approximately 250 pelicans. Anne and our friend Becky joined the team of volunteers today.
If you would like to see additional images from either day of banding here is a link to my picasa web album - Banding Birds in the OBX 2011.
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