During this team, nests that had adults on eggs and appeared suitable for logger deployments were also selected for monitoring. Their GPS locations have been recorded and regular nest visits will begin shortly.
It is very important to record any findings of birds that have rings or flipper bands in the case of penguins. The resighting of a bird with a ring or band is called a retrap. The name comes from mark-release-recapture theory in ecology. These data can give a variety of information about survival, population estimates, and colony immigration. Flipper bands can be made of metal, or rubber and they have a letter followed by a series of numbers. Altogether, the team recorded 32 flipper band sightings. In some cases, the same banded bird was seen more than once by different team members but it is still important to submit all the sightings, so team#1 2012 had 32 retraps. If you see a bird with a flipper band please record the code on the flipper band using binoculars and a notebook, along with other details such as where you saw the penguin, the time and date and what the penguin was doing (whether it was on a nest, or in a group,or on the beach). Then send the record into SAFRING. Submitting flipper band sightings is very important as we can learn a lot from these data. It is a great way to make a contribution to penguin research.
Thank you to the EarthWatch volunteers of team #1 2012: Janet Donald, Sue Olafsen, and Kyoko Matsui for their hard work in the field on Robben Island. The team owes particular thanks to Robben Island Museum staff for their assistance with transport in the field.
Thank you to the EarthWatch volunteers of team #1 2012: Janet Donald, Sue Olafsen, and Kyoko Matsui for their hard work in the field on Robben Island. The team owes particular thanks to Robben Island Museum staff for their assistance with transport in the field.
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