Photo: Patricia Andersen

Sponsored by Thorn Creek Audubon, the Forest Preserve District of Will County is hosting a Hummingbird Banding web event on Wednesday, August 19, 12 pm - 12:45 pm. You can watch online as volunteers gently capture and band, weigh, and measure Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.

Experts will be taking questions and answering them in real time. Details on watching this event are on the Will County Forest Preserve website at: https://www.reconnectwithnature.org/news-events/event-calendar/august-2020/hummingbird-banding-live

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Watch a post-event video to learn about hummingbirds and how they’re banded

FPDWC recorded the event, and the video is now available to watch on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WillCoForests/videos/676952299571283. The video includes closed captioning.