Resources For Banders

Submit your Banding Data with the Latest Version of our Data Entry Tool: Bandit (Download Bandit and Reference Guide Here) Bandit Training Workshops Most banders have probably heard by now that the recent outbreaks of Avian Influenza have caused concern about the handling of wild birds. The National Wildlife Health Center is the best source for recent information on this subject, including handling precautions. Please click the below link to the home page and, in particular, note the links to NWHC Health Bulletins #04-01, #05-02, and #05-03. Avian Flu News Click here for permit or subpermit application

The purpose of this page is to provide links to the technical materials most likely to be referenced by bird banders in the USA and Canada.  Please send suggestions for new web pages and materials to the BBL Web Master.  Also, watch our Bander Services pages below for new materials as they become available.  

• North American Bird Banding Manual

• Bibliography

• Banding Equipment Suppliers

• BBL's Recapture Database

• Band Size Lookup

• Aging and Sexing Birds

• Re-engineering the Bird Banding Laboratory

• Memoranda to All Banders (MTAB's)

• Banding Associations

• Bander Services

• Band Manager

• How to Request Data from the BBL

• Canadian Atlas of Bird Banding

• More Resources