Help band songbirds for study

ALLIANCE — The John T. Huston-Dr. John D. Brumbaugh Nature Center of Mount Union College will be have a bird banding session from 8 to 10 a.m. Sept. 12 and a walk with a center naturalist at 2 p.m. Sept. 13.

Al Eibel will set up mist nets to capture songbirds Sept. 12. He will then band each bird and collect data such as species, sex, age, mass, wing length and general health. The birds will then be released.

Bird banding allows scientists to collect information about bird’s age, distribution, migration and reproduction.

No registration is required for the banding or nature walk.

The center is located six miles south of the college on Daniel Street, just off state Route 183. For more information, contact the center at (330) 823-7487.