Eggs Research Tagged Wounded 
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2013
Sara, one of the researchers, explained that it was a newish bird. They made scrambled eggs for the bait birds each morning and fed them special premium mealworms to help them ward off the cold of the mountain and the stress of their daily grid. “I think so,” I replied. But I doubted it was very happy. I salute you.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 31, 2014
For decades researchers have made annual trips out to the Tortugas to catch Sooty Terns, attach tiny silver bands to their legs with unique identification numbers, and then set them free again. When I say “cut,” I mean paper-cut sized wounds here. Sooty Terns are incredibly birds. Oh, the lessons of bird banding.
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