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bay bird observatory. over the past 40 years volunteers with the nonprofit have studied birds at the coyote creek field station. they have seen a decline in some species >> with climate change these ecosystems are impacted. these species are impacted often in a negative way. >> reporter: to shed light on the issue katie and her team collect data using a traditional research method known as banding. >> got a very big personality. >> reporter: the birds are gently caught, their feathers inspected. by blowing on the bird they can check for it. >> it rolls and goes up and down. >> i ban with a unique number is fitted around its leg and then the bird is released. if the bird is caught again the id allows scientists to keep track of the movement. >> we recapture a low percentage of the birds you band. you have to band a lot of the birds to have any of them turn up at another station. >> now a game changing technology is blowing researchers away. >> we have never been able to see data like there on the west coast
bay bird observatory. over the past 40 years volunteers with the nonprofit have studied birds at the coyote creek field station. they have seen a decline in some species >> with climate change these ecosystems are impacted. these species are impacted often in a negative way. >> reporter: to shed light on the issue katie and her team collect data using a traditional research method known as banding. >> got a very big personality. >> reporter: the birds are gently caught,...
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. >> reporter: katie labarbera is with the san francisco bay bird observatory. over the past 40 years volunteers with the nonprofit have studied birds at the coyote creek field station in milpitas. they've seen a worrisome decline in some species. >> with climate change these ecosystems are being impacted. these species are being impacted often in a negative way. >> reporter: to shed light on the issue, katie and her team collect data using a traditional research method known as banding. >> they've got a very big personality. >> reporter: the birds like this little chickadee are gently caught, their feathers inspected. by softly blowing on the bird, researchers can check for fat and signs of molting. >> it's a bracelet. so it rolls, goes up and down. >> reporter: a lightweight band engraved with a unique number is fitted around its leg. the bird is then released. if the bird is caught again, the id allows scientists to keep track of its movement, but -- >> you recapture a very low percentage of all the birds you band. so you have to band a lot of birds to have a
. >> reporter: katie labarbera is with the san francisco bay bird observatory. over the past 40 years volunteers with the nonprofit have studied birds at the coyote creek field station in milpitas. they've seen a worrisome decline in some species. >> with climate change these ecosystems are being impacted. these species are being impacted often in a negative way. >> reporter: to shed light on the issue, katie and her team collect data using a traditional research method known...
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specifically, we watch the birds. >reporter>barbara is with the san francisco bay bird observatory. over the past 40 years, volunteers with a nonprofit have studied birds at the coyote creek field station in milpitas. notice they have seen a worrisome decline in some species >>>>with climate change these ecosystems are being impacted the species are being impacted often. in a negative way. >reporter>to shed light on the issue. katie and her team collect data using a traditional research method known as banding >>>>very big personality. >reporter>the birds like this little chickadee. are gently caught their feathers inspected. by softly blowing on the bird. researchers can check for fat and signs of molting >>>>bracelet, so it rolls it goes up and down. >reporter>a lightweight band engraved with a unique number is fitted around its leg. the bird is then really least if the bird is caught again, the idea allows scientists to keep track of its movement. but >>>>you reek. recapture of very low percentage of all the birds you band. so you have to band. a lot of birds to have any of them
specifically, we watch the birds. >reporter>barbara is with the san francisco bay bird observatory. over the past 40 years, volunteers with a nonprofit have studied birds at the coyote creek field station in milpitas. notice they have seen a worrisome decline in some species >>>>with climate change these ecosystems are being impacted the species are being impacted often. in a negative way. >reporter>to shed light on the issue. katie and her team collect data using a...
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. >> reporter: katie is with the san francisco bay bird observatory. volunteers with the nonprofit have studied birds at the coyote creek station in milpitas. they've seen a worrisome decline in some species. >> these ecosystems are being impacted. these species are being impacted, often in a negative way. >> reporter: to shed light on the issue, katie and her team collect data using a traditional research method known as banding. >> they've got a very big personality. >> reporter: the birds like this chickadee are gently caught, their feathers inspected by softly blowing on the bird. researchers can check for fat and signs of molting. >> it's a bracelet. so it rolls, it goes up and down. >> reporter: a lightweight band engraved with a unique number is fitted around its leg. the bird is then reelised. if the bird is caught again, the id allows scientists to keep track of its movement, but -- >> you recapture a very low percentage of all the birds you band. so you have to band a lot of birds to have any of them turn up at another station. >> reporter: n
. >> reporter: katie is with the san francisco bay bird observatory. volunteers with the nonprofit have studied birds at the coyote creek station in milpitas. they've seen a worrisome decline in some species. >> these ecosystems are being impacted. these species are being impacted, often in a negative way. >> reporter: to shed light on the issue, katie and her team collect data using a traditional research method known as banding. >> they've got a very big personality....