Submitting Your Auxiliary Marker Data to the North American Bird Banding Program

Explore how to submit your auxiliary marker data to the North American Bird Banding Program (Bird Banding Lab and Bird Banding Office) using the Bander Portal Data Submission tool. This document contains various “marking” scenarios, including example photos of different types of auxiliary marked birds, list of the codes to be used, and a screenshot of what the completed banding/recapture templates should look like. File updated on May 2024, to include several more photo examples. March 2025 update corrected typos.