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February 14, 2020

The Bird Banding Laboratory welcomes three new students to digitize legacy data

Two new students started working on the Band-Scan Project in January 2020 and a third joined in early February, through the Secondary Transition to...

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February 14, 2020

Employee Spotlight - Shannon Beliew

This quarter's Employee Spotlight is Shannon Beliew, Data Management Specialist located at USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.

This article is part...

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February 14, 2020

Recent Publications: October-December 2019

List of recent USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center publications.

This article is part of the 2020 Patuxent Science & News Volume 5 Issue 1...

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November 18, 2019

First Painted Bunting Banded at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

First Painted Bunting banded at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center is a rare sight in Maryland.

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July 23, 2019

Brilliant Bandings & Superb Sightings: Ring-billed Gull in Long Island

A color-marked Ring-billed Gull has second sighting in a Long Island village.

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May 31, 2019

Employees and Students with Differing Abilities Recognized for Accomplishments in Employment Training

USGS employees and Fairfax County students reflect on their work experiences from the Band-Scan Project.

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May 23, 2019

Public Lecture Series - Wildlife, Water, and One-health: Considerations for Wildlife in Water Related Disasters

May 29, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. EDT at USGS Leetown Science Center, Fish Health Conference Room, 407 Reservoir Road, Kearneysville, West Virginia

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May 2, 2019

EESC in the News: Migratory Fish in the Connecticut River

Brian Sullivan, May 2, 2019

WGBY, Connecting Point

Brian Sullivan from WGBY, a public television station in Springfield, MA, came to Conte the week of...

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April 11, 2019

BBL Data in Publication: Band Recoveries in Black Brant

A recently published scientific article uses USGS Bird Banding Laboratory records to evaluate hotspots of Black Brant band recoveries.

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March 25, 2019

USGS Leetown Science Center to Host Earth Day Open House

USGS Leetown Science Center (LSC) to host Earth Day Open House on Sunday, April 28 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

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March 20, 2019

Employee Spotlight: Melissa Roach

Newest member of the Bird Banding Laboratory has a long history with birds.

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March 15, 2019

Brilliant Bandings and Superb Sightings: A Well-Traveled Turkey Vulture

One Turkey Vulture’s 3,000 Mile Journey.

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