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In July 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Eastern Ecological Science Center (EESC) at Patuxent Research Refuge wrapped up a project to replace...

The EESC Bird Banding Laboratory has completed a project to digitize over a million legacy bird banding paper records from the 1960s to the early...

RESTON, Va. — The autumn and winter ranges of three species of economically important dabbling ducks have shifted since the 1960s according to new...

This article focuses on an American Woodcock migratory ecology study in the eastern United States. “Notes from the Field” are contributed articles...

Spring migration has officially begun and now is the time to make sure your windows are safer for birds! 

In celebration of Women’s History Month, the USGS EESC Bird Banding Lab is highlighting 10 prominent female banders in the North American Bird Banding...

Thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of Patuxent, the BBL Banding Station received some much needed upgrades.

Highlights from the USGS Bird Banding Lab (BBL) 2023 fall migration station.

Although we may feel worlds apart, we are connected by migratory birds. In turn, migratory birds are connected to us and directly affected by our...

Biologist Jennifer McKay joins the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory.