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Saw Whet Owl getting a shiny new bracelet.

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[–] snowe@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How do they catch them for banding?

[–] Blubton@feddit.nl 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In this post there is a bit about catching them with nets. I think this is the same project, but I might be mistaken

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you for linking this!

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mist nets are typically made of nylon or polyester mesh suspended between two poles, resembling a volleyball net. When properly deployed in the correct habitat, the nets are virtually invisible. Mist nets have shelves created by horizontally strung lines that create a loose, baggy pocket. When a bird or bat hits the net, it falls into this pocket, where it becomes tangled.

Wiki: Mist Nets full article