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Photos: Bird banding at Indian Creek Nature Center

The public got a close-up look at birds during a bird banding event at the Cedar Rapids nature center on Saturday.

By Anna Moore, - Freelance

Jan. 11, 2025 2:01 pm

Ten-year-old contributor, Lena Haas, helps ornithologist Dr. Neil Bernstein during the bird banding at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Anna Moore/Freelance)
Ten-year-old contributor, Lena Haas, helps ornithologist Dr. Neil Bernstein during the bird banding at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Anna Moore/Freelance)
A participant holds a bird during the bird banding at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Anna Moore/Freelance)
A participant holds a bird during the bird banding at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Anna Moore/Freelance)
Ornithologist Dr. Neil Bernstein teaches participants during the bird banding at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Anna Moore/Freelance)
Ornithologist Dr. Neil Bernstein teaches participants during the bird banding at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Anna Moore/Freelance)
Participants pet a bird before it is released during the bird banding at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Anna Moore/Freelance)
Participants pet a bird before it is released during the bird banding at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Anna Moore/Freelance)
Bands are used to mark both migratory and non-migratory birds during the bird banding at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Anna Moore/Freelance)
Bands are used to mark both migratory and non-migratory birds during the bird banding at the Indian Creek Nature Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. (Anna Moore/Freelance)

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