Shorebird biologist in the field

A man with a full red beard bends over a nest and places a cage around it.
Photo By/Credit
Lisa Hupp/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
03/30/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
One way that scientists capture Dunlin to study them is by using a bow-trap. A bow-trap (pictured) is a spring-loaded net that flips over the top of an incubating bird, when triggered.
Ecosystem
Coastal
Tundra
Species
Calidris alpina arcticola
Subject tags
Bird banding
Birds
Migratory birds
Work of the Service