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On Tuesday, June 3rd, 2003
at 1:00pm the falcon nestlings were weighed, examined, and
banded. To learn more about banding, see our links below.
Watch the 2003 Banding
Webcast Archive now!
- Real
Player
- Window
Media (Broadband)
- Windows
Media (Dial Up)
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2003 Banding Results
Female, 2.1 lbs, Band Information: red
Female, 2.1 lbs, Band Information: orange
Male, 1.5 lbs, Band Information: blue
Male, 1.5 lbs, Band Information: yellow |
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 People
have been banding (or ringing, as it is called in Europe) birds for
centuries. The first record of a metal band attached to a bird's leg
was about 1595 when one of Henry IV's banded Peregrine Falcons was
lost in pursuit of a bustard (another bird) in France. It showed up
24 hours later in Malta, about 1350 miles away, averaging 56 miles
an hour!
Bird banding data is useful in research and management projects.
Individual identification of birds allows studies of dispersal and
migration, behavior and social structure, life span and survival
rate, reproductive success, and population growth. When banded birds
are captured, released alive, and reported from somewhere else we
can reconstruct the movements of the individual bird.
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Get Involved:
How to Report a Bird Band in North America
Call Toll-Free 1 (800) 327-BAND (2263)
Learn More:
USGS
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
12100 Beech Forest Road, Suite 4039
Laurel, Maryland 20708-4039
Telephone: (301) 497-5500
Fax: (301) 497-5505
Types
of bird bands and a description of each
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| "Banding
the Falcons": video from the falcon banding in Harrisburg in
2000!
Audio Interview with with Falcon
Expert, Dan Brauning
Falcon Chat Transcript, May 24, 2000
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