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Hummingbird banding taking place
Ginger Simons (left) and Nancy Kaufman(right), park volunteer and lead bander, watch as a young female hummingbird drinks from a feeder after being weighed and measured as part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network.
 

Chamizal National Memorial is part of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network, a multi-agency, trans-national cooperative that is dedicated to further research and educating the public about hummingbirds, hummingbird activities, and the importance of these small birds to the larger ecosystem.

Since joining the network, the park has become a banding site. Hummingbirds are captured, weighed, measured, and released. The data collected helps determine long term trends in the health of the hummingbird population.

Visitors can see the banding process, talk with banders, and learn more about these creatures and the National Park Service’s commitment to preserve the nation’s natural and cultural resources.
Rio Grande / Rio Bravo river  

Did You Know?
The only natural boundary between the United States and Mexico is the Rio Grande River, which was established in 1848 by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Rio Bravo, as the river is known in Mexico, makes up about 1000 miles of the 2000 mile border between the two countries.

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