“Man’s main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is.
The most important product of his effort is his own personality.”
~ Erich Fromm

Waking up this morning, I was not really ready to celebrate my 25th birthday. However, once we caught our first bird of the day, I was more than ready to! While heading to the kitchen, my radio went off and I got a message of a “big bird” in one of the nets closest to the banding lab. I agreed to help out and walked up to the net lane where I found Marika extracting a LARGE bird. As I walked further, the bird got closer and out of the shadows appeared a large bird with a flame crest…a Pileated Woodpecker. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Luckily for me, Marika had to go on a net run, so I was able to help her out for a few minutes before the bird was passed to me, in essence making me the primary bander. It so far has been the banding highlight of the season, and I believe the photos below will show why. Some photos (1-4) come courtesy of visitor Mark Forney. Enjoy!

 

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