Duck Trapping: Week 2

Week two of duck banding was another success.  We banded about 200 more ducks, bringing our total to somewhere in the 400 range. We are only two or three black ducks shy of last years total of 47 with plenty of time left to trap. Again this week we recaptured three previously banded birds: A hen mallard from Massachusetts, a hen mallard from New Brunswick, and a black duck we banded in last years project.  Warming temps this week may spread birds out, making it more difficult to hold up good numbers, but we'll do our best along with mixing in a few new tricks.

Josh with a New Brunswick mallard.

A domestic mallard hybrid. No band for you!

Squeezing myself into one of the land traps.

An unwanted visitor to the duck trap. A ring-billed gull.

Still plenty of sea ducks off the coast. 

See you next year!