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Index to the North American Bird Banding Manual, Electronic Version

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A

Accountability for Bands
Acknowledging Bands Received from BBL/BO
Additional Information Codes
Age Codes
Age-Sex on Schedules
Alpha Codes
Analyzing Rebanded Birds
AOU Numbers(Species Numbers)
Applying Bands
Applying for a Permit, Canada
Applying for a Permit, USA
Auxiliary Markers--Adding to Previously Banded Birds--US
Auxiliary Markers--Adding to Previously Banded Birds--Canada
Auxiliary Marking Permits, Canada
Auxiliary Marking Permits, USA
Auxiliary Marking--Reporting on Schedules

B

Band Manager
BAND-OPS
Band Prefix
Bander Box (on schedule)
Banders Responsibilities--Auxillary Marking
Banders Responsibilities--General
Banding Associations
Banding Coordinate
Banding Data--Requesting
Banding in Canada (US permittees)
Banding in Multiple Provinces
Banding in Multiple States
Banding in Other Countries
Banding in the USA (Canadian permittees)
Banding Locations (10-minute Block)
Banding Locations Box on Schedule
Banding Permits, Canada
Banding Permits, USA
Banding Reports
Banding Schedules
Banding Schedule Due Dates
Banding Schedule Evaluation
Banding Summary File Record Layout
"Banding" Vultures, Reporting on Schedules
Bands--Accountability
Bands--Acknowledging Receipt
Bands and Banding
Bands--Minimum Order
Bands--Numbering of
Bands--Ordering
Bands--Sizes for Birds
Bands--Sizes/Dimensions
Bands--Transferring
Bands--Type codes
Bands--Types
Batch Number Codes
Bird Band Recovery Form
Bird Observatories
Blood Sampling
Blood Sampling, How to Request
Butt-end Bands

C

Canada--Note for File
Canada--US banders Wishing to Band in
Canada--Year-End Report
Canadian Wildlife Service Regional Offices
Cannon Nets, Canada
Cannon Nets, USA
Certificate of Appreciation
CGS Program
Changing the status of a previously marked bird
Changing the Responsible Individual--Master Station Permit, USA
Chemicals--using to catch birds, Canada
Chemicals--using to catch birds, USA
Codes
Collecting, Canada
Collecting, USA
Colored Leg Bands
Color Marking--How to request permission, Canada
Color Marking--How to request permission, USA
Color Marking--Reporting on Schedules
Completing Banding Schedules
Computer Generated Schedule Program
Considerations for banding/marking
Coordinates-Banding
Correcting Previously Submitted Data
Cycle Processed

D

Data on Schedules
Data Requests, Data Retrieval Files
Data, Translating
Date, Inexact Codes
Date, Summarized Banding File
Day Codes
Destroyed Bands
Direction Codes
Double Banding
Drugs--Using to Catch Birds, Canada
Drugs--Using to Catch Birds, USA
Ducks--Permission to Band, Canada
Ducks--Permission to Band, USA
Due Dates for Banding Schedules

E

Eagles--Permission to Band, USA
Eastern Bird Banding Association, EBBA
Encounter Data Banders Should Report
Encounter Codes
Encounter File Record Layout
Encounter Reports Sent to the Bander
Endangered Species(SARA)--List, Canada (leaving this site)
Endangered Species--List, USA (leaving this site)
Endangered Species--Permission to Band, Canada
Endangered Species--Permission to Band, USA
Evaluation of Banding Schedules
Expiry Dates of Permits, Canada
Expiry Dates of Permits, USA

F

Feather Sampling, How to request
Format Data Can be Supplied
Frequently Asked Questions, Permits 
FWS Migratory Bird Offices, USA (leaving this site)

G

Game Bird Banding Due Dates
Geese-Permission to Band-USA
Glossary

H

Hand-reared Birds
Hard Metal Bands (ordering, sizes)
Holding Birds, Canada
Holding Birds, USA
How Long to Get a Banding Permit, Canada
How Long to Get a Banding Permit, USA
How Long to get an Auxiliary Marking Authorization, Canada
How Long to get an Auxiliary Marking Authorization, USA
How Obtained Codes
How To Request Banding Data
HSS
Hummingbird Bands
Hummingbird Banding Permit, USA
Hunting Season Survived Codes

I

IBBA
Incoloy Bands (ordering, sizes)
Inactivation of Permits, Canada
Inactivation of Permits, USA
Inclusive Band Numbers Box
Individual Banding File
Inexact Date Codes
Inexact Location Coordinates
Injured Birds
Inland Bird Banding Association
Inseason Banding Due Dates (Game)
Issuing Bird Bands

L

Lat-Long on Schedules
Letter of Authorization, Auxiliary Marking, Canada
Letter of Authorization, Auxiliary Marking, USA
Letter of Authorization, Master Station Permit, Canada
Letter of Authorization, Master Station Permit, USA
Limitations of the Banding Permit, Canada
Limitations of the Banding Permit, USA
Limitations on the use of Banding Data
"Loc" on Schedules
Locations--About Location Codes
Locations Box on Schedule
Locations--How to Determine
Locations--Inexact Codes
Locations--New
Lock-on Bands
Lost Bands--How to Report
Lost Bands--How to Report

M

Master Personal Permit, Canada
Master Personal Permit, USA
Master Station Permit, Canada
Master Station Permit, USA
Mexican State Codes
Migratory Bird Offices, USA (leaving this site)
Minimum Order
Mist Nets, Canada
Mist Nets, USA

N

Nets, Permits to use, Canada
Nets, Permits to use, USA
New Locations
Nongame Banding Data Due Dates
Note for File--Canada

O

OBBA
Obtained, How Codes
Ontario Bird Banding Association
Ordering Bands

P

Periodic Reports
Permission to Band Eagles, USA
Permission to Band Endangered/Threatened Species, Canada
Permission to Band Endangered/Threatened Species, USA
Permission to Band Hummingbirds, Canada
Permission to Band Hummingbirds, USA
Permission to Band in Multiple Provinces
Permission to Band in Multiple States
Permission to Band Waterfowl, Canada
Permission to Band Waterfowl, USA
Permission to Use Auxiliary Markers, Canada
Permission to Use Auxiliary Markers, USA
Permit Changes, How to Request
Permit Inactivation, Canada
Permit Inactivation, USA
Permit Number
Permit Renewal, Canada
Permit Renewal, USA
Permit Revocation, Canada
Permit Revocation, USA
Permit Suspensions, Canada
Permit Suspensions, USA
Permits
Permits--Bird Species at Risk, Canada
Permits--Endangered/Threatened Species, USA
Permits--Transporting Birds, Canada
Permits--Transporting Birds, USA
Picric Acid Explosive Hazard
Pink Cards (Now "Up-for-Banding" Letter)
Pink Recovery Form
Possessing Birds, Canada
Possessing Birds, USA
Postseason Banding Due Dates
Prefix, Bands
Prefix Codes
Preparing Banding Schedules
Preseason Banding Due Dates (Game)
Present Condition Codes
Provinicial Codes
Provincial Permits
Provincial Offices CWS
Purposes of Banding

Q

Quadrosphere
Quarterly Reports

R

Radio Transmitters, Permits, Canada
Radio Transmitters, Permits, USA
Radio Transmitters, Reporting on Schedules
Reactivation of Inactive Permits, Canada
Reactivation of Inactive Permits, USA
Recommended Band Sizes
Recoveries, Reporting
Recoveries, Requesting Data
Recovery Form
Recovery Format
Region Codes--Alphabetical
Region Codes--Numeric
Regional Banding Associations
Rehabilitated Birds
Reinstatement of Permits, Canada
Reinstatement of Permits, USA
Remarks, on Schedules
Removing Bands
Renewal of Permits, Canada
Renewal of Permits, USA
Replacing Bands
Replacement of Lost or Damaged Permit, Canada
Replacement of Lost or Damaged Permit, USA
Reporting Marked Birds on Schedules
Reporting Marked Bird Sightings to the BBL
Reporting Recoveries and Resightings
Reporting Status Changes
Report to Bander
Requesting Banding Data
Requesting Band Transfers
Responsible Person for Station Permits, Changing, Canada
Responsible Person for Station Permits, Changing, USA
Responsible Person for Station Permits, How to Request Changes, USA
Responsibility of the Bander for Marked Birds
Responsibility of the Bander--General
Retraps
Returns
Revision of Permits, Canada
Revision of Permits, USA
Revision of Previously Sent Data
Revocation of Permits, Canada
Revocation of Permits, USA
Rivet Bands
Rocket Nets, Canada
Rocket Nets, USA
Role of the Bird Banding Laboratory/Office

S

Salvage, Canada
Salvage, USA
SARA listed species, Canada (leaving this site)
SARA listed species, Canada--Permission to Band, Canada
Schedules
Sex Codes
Specialty Bands
Species at Risk (SARA)--List, Canada (leaving this site)
Species at Risk--Permission to Band, Canada
Species Alpha Codes
Species Numbers
Stainless Steel Bands (ordering, sizes)
State Codes--Mexico
State Codes
State DNR Offices, USA (leaving this site)
State Permits
States--Banding in Multiple States
States--How to Request Additional States
Station Permit, USA
Status Changes--Reporting
Status Codes
Subpermit, Canada
Subpermit, USA
Subpermit, USA, How to Request
Suspension of Banding Permits, Canada
Suspension of Banding Permits, USA

T

Ten-minute Block
Threatened Species; Permission to Band, USA
Toll-free Number
Transported Birds--Permits
Transported Birds--Status Code
Transferring Bands
Translating Data Requests--Banding Data
Translating Data Requests--Recovery Data
Type Code
Types of Bands

U

Unusual Banding Situations
Up for Banding Letters
Uses of Banding Data

V

Valid until Revoked Permits
Verification of Banding Data from a Data Request
Vulture "Bandings", Reporting on Schedules

W

Waterfowl--Preseason Banding Due Dates (Game)
Waterfowl--Permission to Band, Canada
Waterfowl--Permission to Band, USA
WBBA
Western Bird Banding Association
What to Report-Recoveries and Resightings
Who Reported Codes
Why Reported Codes

Y

Year Class Codes
Year-End Report