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

Two men standing around a apparatus designed to hold metal leg bands for birds; it consists of the metal portion of a tire from a car, with several vertical metal rods attached - these hold the bird bands. The man on the left is holding a Canada Goose while the man on the right attaches a band to one of it's legs. Both men are dressed for the field - the one on the left wears coveralls, while the one on the right wears a quilted jacket. A line of trees is in the distance.
Photo By/Credit

Luther C. Goldman

Date Shot/Created
Circa 1949-1950
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Original caption: Cannon net on the ground behind the banders. Band dispenser made from tire wheel and reinforcing steel. Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland, c. 1949-1950.
Facility
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Species
Branta canadensis
Subject tags
Bird banding
Birds
Employees (USFWS)
Equipment
History
Waterfowl
Wildlife management
Wildlife refuges
Work of the Service