Show POR ebrat 0 5 TA ti G va ta A 01 1 ELY ay JIM y bird bands doubtless many people wonder what hat they the should do with bird bands they the recover the following instructions from the fish and wildlife service states exactly hat pro cedore Is required in reporting bird bands we e particularly wish to encourage sportsmen to report the bands they may find on water fo taken this tall fall this information is important in helping biologists learn more about bird migration gration ni and movement move mert and other useful facts 1 print the full number ot of the b band nd including the series designation and the serial number the series designation may be a single letter or a two or three digit num ber it may be stamped to the left of or over the serial number and may be at right angles to the serial number A designation such as 1148 48 is s not flat i a date and should not flat be so interpreted samples of full num bers and the mann manner c r in which they shou should d be wr written aten are A and 2 if the t lie bird bin Is alive alac red read the number W without removing the band and nd re release le ase the bird again it if dead remove the band flatten it out and fasten it to the letter alth with scotch tape if it Is desired as a souvenir the band will be returned to the finder after being examined 3 state stale the exact date location town county state stale and manner in which the bird wis was obtained 1 ie I e shot trapped found dead etc 4 print your name and perma nent address clearly on oil your letter keep a record of the band number and refer to it on all subsequent correspondence 5 address letter to bird banding office patuxent research refuge US U S fish and wildlife service laurel laciel maryland 6 bands may bear the inscription and address notify F and wildlife service or notify blo bio logical surveys washington D DC C these are frequently abbreviated to r W or diol sarv wash DC 7 all letters will be acknowledged and this acknowledgment will state the name of the bird dite date and place banded and the name and address of the bander |