The Bird Banding Laboratory has turned duck hunters into citizen scientists. What happens if it is defunded? By Alexa Robles-Gil For more than a century, the Bird Banding Laboratory has placed small ...

WELLFLEET — James Junda reaches into a net set up in the middle of the woods and untangles a bird, an American redstart. The bird chirps loudly in an apparent cry for help. Junda threads his fingers ...

OAK HARBOR, Ohio (WTVG) - If you see a bird with some bling around it’s leg, it isn’t a bracelet: it’s a bird band. Researchers at the banding station at the Navarre Marsh Unit of Ottawa National ...

Scientists have tagged birds for more than 100 years. That preservation program might be defunded. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript ...

ROGERS --Hummingbirds and swallows might migrate thousands of miles in a year. Other birds stick closer to home. Tiny metal bands on the legs of birds large and small help wildlife professionals track ...

The 1.4-ounce female Northern cardinal was squawking and squirming between Brian Rademacher’s fingers and then bit his hand, leaving a red mark, as he prepared to release her after putting a tiny ...