ROGERS --Hummingbirds and swallows might migrate thousands of miles in a year. Other birds stick closer to home. Tiny metal bands on the legs of birds large and small help wildlife professionals track ...

We would have been content to see the rare birds through binoculars, but it's our lucky day. We get to see a golden-cheeked warbler and a black-capped vireo being banded on our tour of Fort Hood.

That silvery band around a bird’s leg is much more than a simple ring of aluminum. “There’s almost an entire history in each band,” said bird bander Meredith McBurney of the Rocky Mountain Bird ...

An immature (younger than 4 years) bald eagle feeding on carrion in eastern Iowa County was reported to have a metal leg band on its left leg. The bird had been feeding in a nearby field and continued ...

Q: I found a bird band and I would like to report it. Whom do I contact? A: Congratulations! First, you need to determine whether the band was issued by the United States Geological Survey’s Bird ...

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Almost all of North America’s birds and animals had been identified and scientifically described by 1900. The American people were beginning to value wildlife as a source of pleasure more than as a ...