Patuxent Wildlife Research Center

Birds bring joy merely by their presence, from their bold colors and majestic songs to their grace as they glide through the sky. Birds contribute more than beauty to the environment and society. Many plants depend on hummingbirds and other species to pollinate them. Hawks and owls prey on rodents and other pests. Fruit- and grain-eating birds help spread plants’ seeds.

Pollinators in the form of bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles provide vital but often invisible services, from supporting terrestrial wildlife and plant communities, to supporting healthy watersheds.

Baltimore Magazine — By Lydia Woolever — May 20, 2020

An introduction to the Bird Banding Laboratory’s newest staff member.

Learn how BBL operations are proceeding while maintaining social distance required by novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

The Bird Banding Lab’s biologists and songbird banding station were featured in a multimedia online article by The Wildlife Society.

USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center produces a quarterly newsletter. Each newsletter includes center news, upcoming events, awards, key products and publications.

Center's events and fun facts

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

Selected recent Patuxent products, sent to the North Atlantic & Appalachian Region quarterly.

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

Federal Reports published this quarter.

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

This quarter's list of new employees

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