Fred Glover Banding A Mallard Duck at Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge, 1955

Close-up of a man attaching a survey band to the leg of a Mallard duck. He is cradling the duck in the inside of his elbow while applying to the band with a pair of banding pliers.
Photo By/Credit

Rex Gary Schmidt

Date Shot/Created
11/01/1955
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Fred Glover, Supervisor of Waterfowl Surveys, banding a Mallard Duck at Patuxent Research Refuge, November 1955.
Facility
Patuxent Research Refuge
Species
Anas platyrhynchos
Subject tags
Bird banding
Employees (USFWS)
History
Migratory birds
Surveying
Wildlife refuges
Work of the Service