May 1, 2008

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Two the birds we caught today at the Neawanna Banding Station had bird ticks on their faces.

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The ticks were removed and kept for identification.

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As near as I can tell they were Ixodes brunneus which is a common and wide spread bird specialist.

Posted by mbalame at May 1, 2008 6:21 PM