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Program Accomplishments
- Established a long term hummingbird banding station near Davis, California
- Established a regular banding schedule throughout the year to establish population dynamics and site fidelity
- Performed health examinations on hundreds of hummingbirds
- Educated numerous undergraduate and graduate students on the importance of avian wildlife health and conservation
- Performed non-invasive sampling for health related research studies
- Made the first definitive diagnosis of avian pox virus in Anna’s hummingbirds
- Established a sample and data repository for numerous hummingbird species
