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Memos to All Banders and Bird Banding Notes

By Bird Banding Laboratory

Explore the historical banding notes and memos to all banders (MTABs) since 1922. Learn how the capture and bird banding techniques have evolved and how they have played a critical role to monitor the status and trends of resident and migratory bird populations.

Current MTAB

Archive

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      Albatross named Wisdom

      MTAB 2020s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 2020s.

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      MTAB 2020s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 2020s.

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      The dorsal view of an adult female Rough-Legged Hawk showing that she has been outfitted with a GPS-GSM "backpack" transmitter.

      MTAB 2010s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 2010s.

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      MTAB 2010s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 2010s.

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      Small bird in a bush

      MTAB 2000s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 2000s.

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      MTAB 2000s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 2000s.

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      A brown bird perched on a branch with a federal metal band on one leg and a black leg band on the other

      MTABS 1990s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 1990s.

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      MTABS 1990s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 1990s.

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      A goose in a grassy field, with a band on each leg and a transmitter backpack

      MTAB 1980s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 1980s.

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      MTAB 1980s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 1980s.

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      Female Peregrine Falcon with visual ID band H/4 on the Long Beach Peninsula, Washington

      MTAB 1970s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 1970s.

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      MTAB 1970s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 1970s.

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      A turkey vulture perched on a branch with a green wing-tag that reads: E15

      MTAB 1960s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 1960s.

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      MTAB 1960s

      Archive of Memos to All Banders (MTABs) & Notes from BBL from the 1960s.

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Historical Bird Banding Notes