Ornithology Field Camp

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Students entering grades 10-12

Experience the exciting world of bird banding!

This camp is for high school students with a strong interest in birds and bird research who want to expand their existing field ornithology skills. Campers should have prior experience with birds, either through Wolf Ridge’s Introduction to Field Ornithology Camp or other exposure to and interest in bird research.

Campers will learn how to remove passerines from mist nets, age and sex birds, use color and pit tags to research bird behavior, and even observe the banding of ruby-throated hummingbirds and peregrine falcons if conditions are suitable. Campers will also go on an outing to a boreal forest setting to see neotropical migrants in their breeding plumage. All of this, combined with rock climbing, swimming, and more typical camp activities!