David Rodrigues traps ducks near the coast in Sao Jacinto
and provides them with marked nasal-saddles. After I read off several of these
saddles on Tufted Ducks and Mallards in several ponds near the University of
Aveiro, David invited me to assist for two days in the catching and marking.
The ponds were absolutely packed with waterfowl; many of the birds were already wearing saddles, so we spent a few hours of resighting.
Catch of the day... (well, part of it)
We managed to catch and mark > 80 Green-winged Teals (which was a record, I believe) and fewer Mallards and Tufted Ducks. More on: http://www.pt-ducks.com/nasalsaddles.htm
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