It certainly was nice to get to visit with Bob Sargent once again. Carol Booker and I headed straight to the Banding Station where hummingbirds were captured, banded, weighed, measured, photographed and released. Bob is the President of the Hummer/Bird Study Group (HBSG), a non-profit organization that was founded by him. He has always had a "love affair" with the hummingbird. His travels keep him busy as he reports on banding activities, provides education and gives lectures. Bob and his wife, Martha, will even band a bird in your backyard if you report a rare hummingbird during the winter months.
Please visit the Hummer Bird Study Group website: http://www.hummingbirdsplus.org/
Maybe you would like to be a member, too. You'll love reading NetLines, a quarterly newsletter that reports on banding sessions and gives tips on attracting and feeding hummers and other birds.
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| BOB SARGENT from Clay, Alabama |
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| Tickling a hummer |
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Volunteers record the band number, weight, measurements and important information about each bird. They are placing a band on the Ruby-Throated hummingbird's leg. The birds are kept in the white net bags until ready for banding.
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| Measuring the hummingbird with special tools. |
Chattyhummer releases a banded hummer.
Bob Sargent discusses a bird's body fat.
Banding a hummingbird.
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| Chattyhummer and Carol Booker learn lots of facts. |
A woodpecker and his family found a safe place inside this tree.
Rob Mies, Director, Organization for Bat Conservation
World Expert on BATS
Kate Friedman provided fun stories of wildlife rescue and release.
Kate discusses hawks.
Until later,
Chattyhummer
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