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WhoopingCrane-ItemsUsedToBandThem (6852833313)

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Summary[edit] Description: Items are prepared to place an aluminum and colored leg bands and a radio transmitter on the legs of a juvenile Whooping Crane. The colored leg bands, in unique color arrangements on the leg, allow a particular bird to be identified by sight from a distance. The transmitter allows biologists to track the movements of the bird. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, Alabama. Date: 8 February 2012, 10:30. Source: WhoopingCrane-ItemsUsedToBandThem Uploaded by AlbertHerring. Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region.

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