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Wing of Southwestern Willow Flycatcher nestling on band day

By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
Hand spreads bird wing next to datasheet recording information about bird banding
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Wing of Southwestern Willow Flycatcher nestling on band day in 2017. 

This bird was originally banded as a nestling by USGS biologist Scarlett Howell on the upper San Luis Rey River in July 2017. In 2019, Howell recaptured the bird on her breeding territory a short distance upstream and gave the bird a more colorful band that is easier to spot. The bird was spotted again in Nicaragua in 2020.

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