Remmington Run Way

Removing bird from mesh bag	Bird is placed in a piece of panty hose to keep it still	Fred applies the band	Checking Fred's work
A drink since it was cold enough to freeze the feeders	Tools of the banding trade	Checking wing length	Measuring the tail length
Taking bill length	Checking for striations to age the bird	Checking wing molt	Profile view
Bird's back	Clear throat and belly	White tipped tail feathers indicate a female	Getting to hold the bird
Final instructions	Smile	DSC_7959a.jpg	Gently holding the bird
Fred places bird in winter host's hand	She sat for a second then bolted to the woods