Belle Isle Marsh Education & Research Station
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Sean Riley

Park Supervisor to Belle Isle Marsh and Rumney Marsh Reservations. Licensed bird bander and station manager for the Belle Isle Marsh Education and Research Station.

Nature Walks

As of the beginning of August 2021 –  DCR has resumed its bi-weekly nature walks in the reservation. The walks are on the 1st and

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Saltmarsh Sparrow study

2021 represents the 4th year of Saltmarsh Sparrow (SALS)  work at Belle Isle marsh. In previous years we conducted passive surveys of the breeding populations

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Spring Banding

We did the finish carpentry for the inside of the banding station, and hung some nets and like that… spring banding was underway ! While

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Winter Banding

This winter we did some of our first songbird banding in addition to a number of raptors. We were lucky to get a great movement

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