The net is stretched out between gaps in the local vegetation but remains loose.

"It's not like a gill net. They're designed to be somewhat baggy," Wachob said. "So the bird gets tangled but supported, like hanging in a hammock."

At last Thursday's session, 14 birds were netted, examined and banded.

"That's a good morning," he said. "Typically, we get only seven or eight this time of year."

Last year, 209 birds were caught by Wachob's group. The year before, they caught 280.

Teton Science School, located northeast of Kelly, has been involved with MAPS since former Research Director Eric Stone began their work 1991.

MAPS is run by a private nonprofit group based in California, the Institute for Bird Populations. Teton Science School is one of 426 different bird-banding stations across the country.