Conservation Technician Elyse Henshaw bands a purple martin prior to its migration south on Friday, July 20, 2018, near Chautauqua Lake. Banding allows scientists, researchers and bird lovers alike to track the migration path of certain species. ABIGAIL DOLLINS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Along with Bird, Tree & Garden Club naturalist Jack Gulvin, community members tagged resident purple martins before their seasonal migration from Chautauqua Lake to Brazil.
Conservation Technician Elyse Henshaw and Twan Leenders, president of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, bands a purple martin prior to its migration south on Friday, July 20, 2018, near Chautauqua Lake. Banding allows scientists, researchers and bird lovers alike to track the migration path of certain species.
Twan Leenders, president of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, assists Jack Gulvin in the final purple martin chat.
