Re: Bird banding contributes to Little Tern carnage

Marilyn Davis wrote:  "It is very obvious that banded and leg flagged 
birds, particularly small birds are severely disadvantaged when caught up 
in extreme weather events."

I should know better than to buy into this but why it is so obvious?  Of 
35 adult Little Terns that were killed in a severe hail storm 8 were 
banded.  Perhaps the metal bands may attract hail but what killed the 
other 27?

David Geering


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