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Since 1973 Manomet has been proud to be the AFO agent for banding supplies.
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Mist Nets
Product Code:NET
Most banding nets are specified by mesh size. The lower the mesh size, the smaller the mesh. Although there is no universally accepted mesh size, the table below provides a general description of the most commonly used nets for targeted species.
24mm (1”): Used for very small birds such as hummingbirds, kinglets, bushtits, marsh hens, and small warblers.
30mm (1 1/4”): Used for birds such as wrens, creepers, nuthatches, and wood warblers in general.
36mm (1 1/2”): Used for birds with band sizes greater than No.1, such as small shorebirds, most passerines, tanagers, small thrushes, flycatchers and other small birds.
61mm (2 3/8”): Used for medium size shorebirds, towhees, blackbirds, jays, thrashers, small owls, sparrow hawks, sharp-shinned hawks, doves, grackles, and the larger thrushes.
121mm (4 3/4”): Used for grouse, large shorebirds, and small to medium size ducks and hawks.
All of our nets are made from nylon except the KT107 and the PT112, which are made from a slightly more expensive polyester, which under extreme sunlight lasts longer than nylon.
Except for ATS105 and ATG106 which are sand color and green respectively, all of our nets are black for low visibility under most conditions.
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Institutional purchasing agents should name the individual(s) responsible for use of the nets and show their permit number. AFO sells nets only for scientific purposes, and only to individuals and institutions that appear qualified to use them. We will decline sales where qualifications appear inadequate or unproven. Nets will not be sold for purposes such as control of the numbers of birds, for commercial collection, or for resale. The applicable permit number must appear on every order. You will be asked to enter the permit number within the checkout process.
Related Information/Definitions:
Tether: The line along the top of the net to which the top trammel is tied at intervals along its length. This helps to prevent the netting from bunching towards either end of the net.
Trammel: The heavy cording at the boundaries of the shelves and attached to the loops at either end.
Shelf: The space between trammels which are “baggy” and are used to gather birds.
Mesh: The designation of the size of the opening in a given net and defined as one-half of the perimeter of one of the diamond shapes of the net. This distance can best be measured by stretching a diamond tightly and determining the length at the long end of the diamond.
Denier: The term used in the textile industry to denote the fineness of a given yarn, defined as the weight in grams of 9,000 meters of the yarn. Thus, yarn with a denier of 70 weighs 70 grams per 9,000 meters. The lower the denier, the lighter the yarn and the more fragile, but the less visible to a bird.
Ply: The number of strands of yarn used in a twisted strand of netting. The denier description of any given net refers to the denier of each individual strand of yarn.
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For other information call us at 508-224-6521 during eastern USA business hours, or fax at 508-224-9220, or Email at afoband@manomet.org
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