In late June, HAPET staff presented a one-hour evening primer on ?Why the Service Bands Migratory Birds and Current Waterfowl Banding Activities in the Surrounding Area.? From those in attendance, a group of 12 community members returned the morning of July 28 to participate in a three-hour seminar on waterfowl capture and handling techniques. This seminar included waterfowl identification, set-up of several bait/trap sites and a practical banding session. The banding session was presented by Rebecca Scott, our 12-year-old volunteer banding instructor. Rebecca demonstrated proper bird handling and banding procedures, requiring each participant to properly place a size 7A band on a mallard dummy (the kind used for dog training). These same folks returned the morning of August 27 to assist the HAPET capture, band and release nearly 100 mallards and wood ducks.