[Skippy]

Im new into town anyone have any banding projects in the DC area anyone banding waders

[streatham]

Hi Skippy,

I should imagine contacting your local Audubon chapter would be the best bet. They run banding demonstrations here in CT.

Luke

[dacol]

Originally Posted by Skippy

Im new into town anyone have any banding projects in the DC area anyone banding waders

Contact the Bird Banding Laboratory, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/
[ this is located in a suburb of Washington, DC ]

They can put you in touch with leaders of current projects where you can vollunteer your time and expertise. As far as I know banding operations near the DC area involve passerines. There is shorebird [ wader ] banding in the Delaware bay and other areas along the shore. Notice that to band birds in the USA you need both Federal and state permits [or be under the supervision of a permit holder] plus a permit from the conservation unit [National Park, State Park, National Wildlife Refuges etc] if the banding is to be carried out in one of them.


Dalcio