MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • November 7, 2021
The Bird Banding Lab serves as the central repository for all banding information. If another bander captures a previously banded bird or if someone finds a dead bird with a band, an email to the Bird Banding Lab will allow the observer to know when and where the bird was banded. The Bird Banding Lab also notifies the original bander that one of her/his birds was recaptured. To band native birds, one must obtain a banding permit, possible only after extensive experience in assisting a licensed bander. ~ Herb Wilson