Seeking wisdom from anyone familiar with bird banding and experience with reporting a bird band number… more specifically, I would like to know if it’s possible to report a partial number?

The backstory: I've been observing a family of Swainson’s hawks in our neighbourhood for the last 9 years. A new male replaced the patriarch in 2023. He is banded.

Despite my best photographing efforts, I have only confirmed the last 5 digits of the number, plus one other digit for sure (but unsure of its position). He will surely be leaving soon on his epic migration to Argentina.

I would love to know his story. Am I out of luck?

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Evidently, the BBBill will defund bird banding, among all the other evils it will do.

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https://www.aba.org/proposed-bird-banding-lab-closure-endangers-bird-research/

Waterbird Colour Marking - seen a duck or a goose with a colour ring in Ireland and the UK? You can now look it up on this great website

https://waterbirdcolourmarking.org/

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A young Painted Bunting was a nice surprise this weekend at Bluebonnet Swamp. Females and young birds aren’t as flashy as adult males, but their brilliant green plumage is beautiful!

All banding is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the US Geological Survey.

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Target netting in my yard, I captured a very skulky new yard bird...a Kentucky Warbler!

All banding is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the US Geological Survey.

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Measuring the tarsus of an adult male Hooded Warbler on his way through #BatonRouge on spring migration. All banding is being conducted under state and federal permits.

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This past weekend, another great day bird banding in #BatonRouge with Louisiana Bird Observatory. Migrants are starting to trickle in.

All banding is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Bird Banding Lab.

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