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.

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 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 ...

They start as a downy ball of fluff on a remote New Zealand island. Then they fledge across the Pacific. Only a handful have ever been found again.

“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.

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 ...

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Banding birds provides data that helps us understand the movements of birds. Bird banding demonstrations happen at ACNC Saturday mornings in the spring. Photo by Jennifer Schlick If the groundhog sees ...

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