That means Wisdom is at least 74 years old, but she could be even older. “Of the more than 250,000 birds banded since … 1956, the next oldest bird we know about currently is just 52 years old,” Jon ...

The “resilient” N333 has notable lineage, according to the group. His mother is Wisdom, the oldest known banded wild bird, ...

Sierra Hastings stood at a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources bird-banding site, cradling a small gray-crowned rosy finch in her hands. After a nearly four-hour journey to Vernal from the Salt ...

Bird banding is when scientists catch a wild bird and put aluminum or brightly colored bands on the bird’s legs. Each captured bird gets a band with a unique set of numbers.

“I was getting out of the blind to see the banded goose when Junior grabbed the other bird from Kona,” Gillis said. “Then he started hollering even more because the other bird was also banded.

Ecologists at Palomarin band birds to understand their migration patterns, populations and survival rate, and assess the impacts of environmental changes and contaminants. In addition to providing ...

West held it gently in the palm of his hand, affixed a band to its ankle, and called out the sex, salient characteristics, and measurements of the quivering one-ounce bird to volunteers waiting with ...

While some participants are out exploring the refuge, others are participating in the bird banding workshop. Dr. Dave Swanson from the Department of Biology, University of South Dakota ...

The Eastern Bird Banding Association (EBBA) encourages investigation into the biology and migration of birds through banding. The Town of Kiawah Island is home to one such bird banding station run ...

If you love birds and you’d like an activity that gets you out in nature while helping wildlife conservation, bird banding might be the perfect fit for you. However, becoming a bird bander could ...