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The USGS Bird Banding Laboratory data are publicly available and can be explored and requested below.

Explore and Request Data from the BBL

Explore bird banders’ data and learn how many birds have been banded and encountered since 1960. Banding and encounter data are available for request for research purposes. Discover specific banding and encounter data, the number of birds banded per species group, or learn about the lab’s species longevity records.