Banded Songbird

Songbird with band on its leg being held by a bird bander.
Photo By/Credit

Stacey hayden/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
07/15/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Songbirds are given a small leg band with an identification number on it. Data on the individual is recorded for each captured bird. The results of this monitoring effort helps determine population trends in many species of migratory songbirds.
Facility
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge
Subject tags
Bird banding
Birds
Migratory birds
Neotropical birds