Female Northern Cardinal banded at the USGS Bird Banding Lab banding station, fall 2024
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How banders do their job.
Images
Female Northern Cardinal banded at the USGS Bird Banding Lab
Female Northern Cardinal banded at the USGS Bird Banding Lab banding station, fall 2024
Golden-crowned Kinglet crown
One can really see how a Golden-crowned Kinglet got their name! This bird was handled and marked at the EESC Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
One can really see how a Golden-crowned Kinglet got their name! This bird was handled and marked at the EESC Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station.
Winter Wren in the hand
These tiny balls of energy are sometimes referred to as mice with the way they scurry around the forest floor. During the breeding season, males will sing one of the more complex songs out of North American bird species. Each song lasts 5-10 seconds and consists of unique bubbly notes which the individual will combine and modify over time.
These tiny balls of energy are sometimes referred to as mice with the way they scurry around the forest floor. During the breeding season, males will sing one of the more complex songs out of North American bird species. Each song lasts 5-10 seconds and consists of unique bubbly notes which the individual will combine and modify over time.
Sparrows of the Bird Banding Lab's Fall Migration Station
The sparrows pictured here represent the main sparrow species the EESC Bird Banding Lab’s Fall Migration Station sees each year. And last year, the White-throated Sparrow was the most numerous species banded at the station.
The sparrows pictured here represent the main sparrow species the EESC Bird Banding Lab’s Fall Migration Station sees each year. And last year, the White-throated Sparrow was the most numerous species banded at the station.
Hatch year Blue Grosbeak
What’s so cool about this bird? Check out that large seed-cracking, grasshopper-chomping bill, that helps us ID this as a Blue Grosbeak. Based on its plumage, the banders were able to determine this bird was born this year and was caught in the same net as two other young Blue Grosbeaks.
What’s so cool about this bird? Check out that large seed-cracking, grasshopper-chomping bill, that helps us ID this as a Blue Grosbeak. Based on its plumage, the banders were able to determine this bird was born this year and was caught in the same net as two other young Blue Grosbeaks.
Prairie Warbler in the hand
In 2024, the long-term fall migration bird banding station at Patuxent Research Refuge had it's first Prairie Warbler since 2019!
In 2024, the long-term fall migration bird banding station at Patuxent Research Refuge had it's first Prairie Warbler since 2019!
Videos
The USGS Northeast Region: Delivering Science for Better Decisions
This video is an introduction of the USGS Northeast Region's science efforts to support society's evolving needs through its engaged and skilled workforce.
This video is an introduction of the USGS Northeast Region's science efforts to support society's evolving needs through its engaged and skilled workforce.
Bird Collisions: Current Science and Future Opportunities
The USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center Bird Banding Lab webinar on the threat of bird collisions, current science and future opportunities. It is estimated that over 1 billion birds are killed annually by collisions with glass every year in the United States.
The USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center Bird Banding Lab webinar on the threat of bird collisions, current science and future opportunities. It is estimated that over 1 billion birds are killed annually by collisions with glass every year in the United States.
Bander Portal: Database Services
A video tutorial series on the Database Services features in the Bander Portal (permitted bander access).
A video tutorial series on the Database Services features in the Bander Portal (permitted bander access).
Bander Portal: Data Submission Part 2 Upload, Review, and Submit
Part 2 of the video tutorial series on the Data Submission features in the Bander Portal (permitted bander access). This video will focus on the data upload, review, and submission features.
Part 2 of the video tutorial series on the Data Submission features in the Bander Portal (permitted bander access). This video will focus on the data upload, review, and submission features.
Bander Portal: Data Submission Part 1 — Data Template
Part 1 of the video tutorial series on the Data Submission features in the Bander Portal (permitted bander access). This video will focus on the data template.
- Introduction to Data Submission (00:55)
- Data File Template and Instructions (02:33)
- Navigating the Template (04:13)
- Entering Data (04:48)
Part 1 of the video tutorial series on the Data Submission features in the Bander Portal (permitted bander access). This video will focus on the data template.
- Introduction to Data Submission (00:55)
- Data File Template and Instructions (02:33)
- Navigating the Template (04:13)
- Entering Data (04:48)
Bander Portal: Band Inventory
A video tutorial of the Band Inventory features in the Bander Portal (permitted bander access).
A video tutorial of the Band Inventory features in the Bander Portal (permitted bander access).