Intro -- _GoBack -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: The Passerine Station -- Methods of the Field Work -- Passerine Station Field Equipment -- Passerine Station Laboratory Equipment -- Arrangement of the Netting Area -- Using Catching Devices -- Passerine Station Laboratory Methods -- Passerine Station Laboratory Working Routine -- Wader Catching Techniques -- Wader Station Laboratory Equipment -- Wader Station Laboratory Methods -- Wader Station Laboratory Working Routine -- Wader Counts -- Training Beginners: Bird Measurements -- Bird Mortality and Welfare -- Ringer's Safety and Health -- Alternative Methods of Holding and Measuring Birds -- Non Standard Ringing Procedures -- Julian Date and Pentade Numbering -- References -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index.

The methods used to track birds' migratory patterns have changed significantly over the last decade. The authors describe in precise detail the standard equipment and routine procedures for the safe handling of two characteristic land birds - passerines and waders. The methodology presented in the book includes, among others, morphometric measurements, fat scoring and orientation tests.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.