Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Download or read book Bird Ringing Station Manual written by Przemyslaw Busse and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-03-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an attempt to standardize elements of the station routine, the book describes the procedures used in passerine and wader ringing stations. It offers a comparative analysis of versatile evaluation techniques such as measurements, orientation experiments and monitoring. The authors meticulously analyze different methods used to track birds, including catching passerines with mist-nets in land and wetland habitat, as well as the use of the Heligoland trap. The monograph, as a successful bid to establish a bird station routine that is favourable to both birds and ringers, will benefit all professional and amateur ringers.