MTAB 106, November 2023

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 106) was released in December 2023. Subjects in this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, including guidance from other countries, reminder that banders cannot submit data through Bandit, only manage data; 3. Staff updates – Meeting Reports; 4. News – Golden-winged Warbler news article, Flamingo Foreign Encounters and New Bandings, Contribute to Piranga, BBL’s Fall Migration Station Wrap-up, BBL hosts Patterson Audubon;  5. A note from the permitting shelves – check your permits auxiliary authorizations; 6. A note from the supply room –  double check your permit address; 7. Data management – General reminders; 8. Frequently asked questions – I recaptured a bird with a federal band, and cannot read the band numbers, what should I do?; 9. Auxiliary marker corner – Not our markers; 10. Banding and encounter highlights; 11. Message from the Ornithological Council; 12. Message to the Flyways & Associations; 13. Moments in history – BBL’s new banding setup; 14. Upcoming events; 15. Recent literature; and 16. Request for information.