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'When in doubt, check it out'--A request for banders to look before they leap, or publish and perhaps perish
January 1, 1971
If you have a recovery which is worthy of a note, it should be verified first with either the Banding Laboratory, where all the recovery letters are kept on file, or with the person who found the band.
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1971
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'When in doubt, check it out'--A request for banders to look before they leap, or publish and perhaps perish