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NewsAugust 30, 2015

ABOVE: Cathie Hutcheson, a master permit bird bander, shows off a ruby-throated hummingbird after fitting it with a band on its leg Saturday at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. The bands help track migratory patterns among different species of birds. BELOW: Hutcheson shows off a ruby-throated hummingbird after fitting it with a band. BOTTOM: Hutcheson captures a ruby-throated hummingbird to be fit with a band on its leg. (Glenn Landberg)...

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ABOVE: Cathie Hutcheson, a master permit bird bander, shows off a ruby-throated hummingbird after fitting it with a band on its leg Saturday at Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. The bands help track migratory patterns among different species of birds. BELOW: Hutcheson shows off a ruby-throated hummingbird after fitting it with a band. BOTTOM: Hutcheson captures a ruby-throated hummingbird to be fit with a band on its leg. (Glenn Landberg)

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