Slowly pulling her drawstring bag open and cupping the scared animal inside, Dana Ripper anticipated the pinch of its tiny beak tugging on her skin. Pulling her hand out of the bag, she revealed a bright red Northern cardinal, and holding it by its feet, walked the bird up to the eager second-grade students whose eyes lit up with excitement.
Second-grade students learn about bird banding at Audubon observatory
Thursday, September 20, 2012 | 8:16 p.m. CDT
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