Bird ringing station manual / / Przemysław Busse, Włodzimierz Meissner ; hand drawings Tomasz Cofta; managing editor; Katarzyna Michalczyk ; language editor, Kristina Kangas.

• VerfasserIn: Busse, Przemysław,; Meissner, Wlodzimierz,
• TeilnehmendeR: Michalczyk, Katarzyna,; Cofta, Tomasz,; Meissner, Wlodzimierz,; Kangas, Kristina,
• Place / Publishing House: Warsaw, [Poland] ;, Berlin, [Germany] : : De Gruyter Open,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (211 pages) :; illustrations (some colour) ; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

In an attempt to standardize elements of the station routine, the book describes the procedures used in passerine and wader ringing stations. It offers a comparative analysis of versatile evaluation techniques such as measurements, orientation experiments and monitoring. The authors meticulously analyze different methods used to track birds, including catching passerines with mist-nets in land and wetland habitat, as well as the use of the Heligoland trap. The monograph, as a successful bid to establish a bird station routine that is favourable to both birds and ringers, will benefit all professional and amateur ringers.

Table of Contents

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: The Passerine Station -- 1 Methods of the Field Work -- 2 Passerine Station Field Equipment -- 3 Passerine Station Laboratory Equipment -- 4 Arrangement of the Netting Area -- 5 Using Catching Devices -- 6 Passerine Station Laboratory Methods -- 7 Passerine Station Laboratory Working Routine -- Part II: The Wader Station -- 8 Wader Catching Techniques -- 9 Wader Station Laboratory Equipment -- 10 Wader Station Laboratory Methods -- 11 Wader Station Laboratory Working Routine -- 12 Wader Counts -- Part III: General Issues -- 13 Training Beginners: Bird Measurements -- 14 Bird Mortality and Welfare -- 15 Ringer's Safety and Health -- 16 Alternative Methods of Holding and Measuring Birds -- 17 Non Standard Ringing Procedures -- 18 Julian Date and Pentade Numbering -- References -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index