Banding Canada Goose at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge c. 1949-1950

Two men standing around a device made to hold leg bands for banding birds, made from the metal hub of a tire and about 6 tall metal rods that hold the metal bands for banding. The man on the left is bending over, in the act of placing a band on the leg of a Canada Goose that he's holding, while the man on the right looks on. Behind them is a pickup truck with the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife emblem on the door. Both men are dressed for field work, with the one on the left wearing wading boots.
Photo By/Credit

Luther C. Goldman

Date Shot/Created
Circa 1949-1950
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Canada Goose banding operations at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, c. 1949-1950. Cannon net visible on the ground behind the banders. The band dispenser was made from a tire wheel and reinforcing steel.
Facility
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Species
Branta canadensis
Subject tags
Bird banding
Employees (USFWS)
Equipment
History
Migratory birds
Motor vehicles
Waterfowl
Wildlife refuges