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Virtual Prep Lab

Visit Puget Sound Museum on Facebook and find our "A Bird in the Hand" series to visit the virtual prep lab for an overview of specimens (prior to preparation).  Videos are also linked below. Change to 1040 HD quality for best viewing (Setting on viewer>select HD).

American Coot
American Coot
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Anna's Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
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Barred Owl
Barred Owl
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Common Murre
Common Murre
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Cooper's Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
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Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
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European Collared Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove
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European Starling
European Starling
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Great Blue Heron (powder down)
Great Blue Heron (powder down)

Video of preening Great Blue Heron

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Green Heron (powder down feathers)
Green Heron (powder down feathers)
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Long-eared Owl (ear tufts)
Long-Eared Owl (ear tufts)
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Mallard (duckling belly button)
Mallard (duckling belly button)
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Merlin
Merlin
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Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker
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Northern Pygmy Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
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Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
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Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
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Pine Siskin
Pine Siskin
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Red-tailed Hawk (stepwise molt)
Red-tailed Hawk (stepwise molt)
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
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Swainson's Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
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Varied Thrush (wing stripes)
Varied Thrush (wing stripes)
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Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Snipe
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Common Raven nestling
Common Raven (juvenal plumage)
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