Researchers can use bird banding to find out how long birds are living, where they’re going and how they’re responding to climate change.
The forest preserves recently used decades of data to map where some banded birds have landed — along with their sometimes grisly fates.
During banding, researchers can also carry out bird checkups — taking measurements, drawing blood samples and identifying disease — which can assist in tracking illnesses, including those passed between animals and humans. The collected information sets a baseline, sometimes reaching back decades, so researchers can identify trends and sudden changes, Anchor said.
“Birds are very, very sensitive in general to environmental and pathogenic processes,” Anchor said. “It gives you a wonderful look into our surroundings.”
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