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Colored banded Common Loon

Detailed Description

Note the silver federal metal band and orange colored leg band on this Common Loon. Colored leg bands allow individuals to be resighted and identified without being recaptured. All banding and marking is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s BBL. 

Sources/Usage

Permission given from Biodiversity Research Institute to use photo for Notes From the Field article. 

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