How do I submit bird banding and/or bird recapture data?
Bird banding and band recapture data from banding activities must be submitted to the Bird Banding Laboratory using Bandit, The Information Manager for Banding Operations. Bandit is desktop software (not a website) that must be downloaded to your computer. The software is available for both PCs and Macs.
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CAGO with Leg Band and Neck Collar
Canada Goose with Leg Band and Neck Collar
Whooping crane with freshwater mussel
The image was taken August 11, 2012 at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge. The bird is 26-09 (female) making her 3 years old when the image was taken. She is an Operation Migration bird raised at Patuxent from an International Crane Foundtion egg. Her mate 27-06 is a Direct Autumn Release bird.
The bird is foraging in a flowage (Rynearson Flowage) that’s water levels
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by Susan Haig, Wildlife Ecologist
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- Changing climate conditions have accentuated this need, as species movements and their ranges are fluctuating every year
- Technology being used to study the
Osprey with bird bands
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, with bird bands in nest with mate
Bandit
Bandit Opening Screen
Banded Bicknell's Thrush
Banded Bicknell's Thrush with color leg bands on Stratton Mountain, Vermont.
BBL Bandit User Manual
Bandit is the latest in a series of programs aimed at helping bird banders manage and submit their data for
banded birds. We have tried to make the process of maintaining banding records as simple as possible.
Bandit was created by the Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL) at the U. S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife
Research Center, Laurel, Maryland.
Banded Brown Pelican legs
Aluminum band and one plastic colored leg bands in a Brown Pelican