Today was my first banding session under the MAPS program for summer 2008. Rain cut short the session. The highlight was a Blue Grosbeak recapture. I banded this bird on August 4, 2007 shortly after opening this banding station. As my banding of summer only birds was limited I am very pleased with this returnee.
The first photo is of the bird today. Back in August the bird had a small extension (extrusion) on its beak but there is no sign of this now. I compared the photos of the bird's wing. Just look at how much the greater coverts lose edging color by August. The first photo is from today and the second is of the same bird last August.
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