Join the Forest Society and researcher Lindsay Herlihy for a unique experience to watch bird banding up close at the Black Mountain Banding Station on the Black Mountain Forest in North Sutton, NH. This station, newly established in 2024, is part of the MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity & Survivorship) program that collects data on local breeding birds.
"The early bird catches the worm" is a good metaphor for this field trip, since we'll begin at 6:30 am to have the best chance of seeing a number of birds captured, banded, weighed/measured, and released. Principal researcher Lindsay Herlihy will explain all of the data being collected on each bird and why MAPS data is important has helped scientists understand more about the health of bird populations across North America.
There is a 5 minute walk (mild incline) on a grassy woods road in order to reach the banding station; please bring water (and coffee, if you need it to stay awake!) and wear long pants and closed-toed shoes. If you'd like to be able to sit while we wait for birds, bring along a camp or folding chair!
When: Sunday, July 28, 6:30am-8:30am
Where: Black Mountain Forest, North Sutton, NH
Cost: FREE
Pre-registration required; you will receive directions to the via email site after registration! If we need to utilize the rain date, we will email everyone by mid-day on Wednesday July 24.
Limit: 15 people; Children are welcome with a supervising adult. No dogs please.