July 26, 2008 Pinnacle Mountain State Park
A crowd of 70 people got to watch as Larry, one of 150 bird banders in the US, showed us how to trap a hummingbird, safely remove the bird from the trap, and band at beautiful Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Arkansas. Children got to release the hummingbirds after they were banded, weighed and measured. We banded around 14 birds. One bird that was caught had been banded last year. The last bird to trap was the first one we had banded that day. Most were young birds just off the nest and very hungry and the majority were females. We are hoping to band again in September to see which ones are still around and check them out. This information is complied with other others to help us learn about their voyages.
