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On a golden wing and a prayer: your actions can give birds a better chance of surviving migration

On a golden wing and a prayer: your actions can give birds a better chance of surviving migration

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...

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EESC in the News: Flamingos Blown in by Hurricane Idalia

EESC in the News: Flamingos Blown in by Hurricane Idalia

By Terry Ward

Garden & Gun, October 11, 2023

“No one has ever seen anything like this,” one expert says.

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EESC in the News: Flamingos in the Midwest

EESC in the News: Flamingos in the Midwest

By Dinah Voyles Pulver

USA TODAY, September 30, 2023

Hurricane Idalia’s incredible influx of flamingos expanded deeper into the country over the past 10...

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Employee Spotlight: Jennifer McKay

Employee Spotlight: Jennifer McKay

Biologist Jennifer McKay joins the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory. 

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Chance Encounters of a Northern Saw-whet Owl

Chance Encounters of a Northern Saw-whet Owl

Bird banders at the Rushton Woods Banding Station and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Eastern Ecological Science Center Bird Banding Laboratory have...

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A Surprising Band Recovery from the USGS Bird Banding Lab’s Fall Migration Station

A Surprising Band Recovery from the USGS Bird Banding Lab’s Fall Migration Station

The Bird Banding Lab recently got a report of an amazing banding recovery!  A Cape May warbler that was banded at the lab’s fall migration station in...

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EESC in the News: Bird Migration Explorer

EESC in the News: Bird Migration Explorer

By Melanie A. Smith

Audubon, August 12, 2022

Interactive digital platform visualizes the incredible journeys of migratory birds, how they connect us...

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Banders Without Borders Celebrates One Year of Making Connections Around the World

Banders Without Borders Celebrates One Year of Making Connections Around the World

The USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center’s Bird Banding Laboratory makes connections around the globe through its Banders Without Borders initiative...

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EESC in the News: 100 Years of Bird Banding

EESC in the News: 100 Years of Bird Banding

By Melanie A. Smith

Audubon , August 12, 2022

The U.S. Geological Survey's Bird Banding Lab "puts a ring on it" and reveals the wonders of birds...

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Staff Spotlight: Stephanie Egger

Staff Spotlight: Stephanie Egger

The USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center’s Bird Banding Laboratory, welcomes its newest team member Biologist Stephanie Egger.

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Friday's Findings - June 10, 2022

Friday's Findings - June 10, 2022

Title: The USGS National Bird Banding Laboratory: a century supporting and advancing management and conservation science

Date: June 10, 2022 from 2...

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Employee Spotlight: Retirement of Bird Banding Lab Biologist Danny Bystrak

Employee Spotlight: Retirement of Bird Banding Lab Biologist Danny Bystrak

The USGS Bird Banding Lab announces the retirement of Danny Bystrak.

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