A mobile target-netting technique for canopy birds

Scott H. Stoleson; Linda Ordiway; Emily H. Thomas; Donald Watts

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A mobile target-netting technique for canopy birds

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Scott H. Stoleson, Linda Ordiway, Emily H. Thomas, Donald Watts

Year:

2016

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

North American Bird Bander. 41(2): 57-61.

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Abstract

Mist-netting of birds is a well-established and much used method for capturing birds for banding, taking blood, feather, or tissue samples, attaching radio transmitters or light-sensitive geolocators, and other purposes (Karr 1981, Dunn and Ralph 2004). Mistnets are typically ground based, with individual nets stretched between poles and extending 2.6 m high. Captures in ground-based mist-nets tend to be biased against canopy-dwelling species; however, (Pagen et al. 2002, Mallory et al. 2004) to compensate for this bias, numerous bird and bat researchers have developed methods to get nets higher into forest canopies.

Citation

Stoleson, Scott H.; Ordiway, Linda; Thomas, Emily H.; Watts, Donald. 2016. A mobile target-netting technique for canopy birds. North American Bird Bander. 41(2): 57-61.