Each band reported by hunters is essential for detecting changes in waterfowl populations and for setting hunting regulations ...

For more than a century, the Bird Banding Laboratory has placed small metallic bands on the legs of birds across North ...

During spring migration’s height, in April and May, from 6 a.m. to noon, volunteers catch and band birds in the Occoquan National Wildlife Refuge near Marumsco Creek three mornings a week, a ...

What we’ll lose if bird banding ends Scientists have tagged birds for more than 100 years. That preservation program might be defunded.

Daniel Oliker held a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island in his hands and was in awe about how it was a decade older ...

The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, nearly 250 years after it was first used as a symbol of the ...

One of the best tools for hummingbird tracking is through banding, which involves placing a numbered metal ring on a bird’s ...

When conservation efforts bring a species back from the brink of extinction, it is worth celebrating. It is no easy feat to implement policy changes, and it can be challenging to convince those who ...

Lukei has been banding birds for about 50 years, but in recent years, he said, the amount of viable osprey nests has dropped dramatically.

Lukei has been banding birds for about 50 years, but in recent years, he said, the amount of viable osprey nests has dropped dramatically.

An unusual bird that has become a local celebrity in Kent over the past few months was gifted a more permanent home in the city.