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An immature (younger than 4 years) bald eagle feeding on carrion in eastern Iowa County was reported to have a metal leg band on its left leg. The bird had been feeding in a nearby field and continued ...

We would have been content to see the rare birds through binoculars, but it's our lucky day. We get to see a golden-cheeked warbler and a black-capped vireo being banded on our tour of Fort Hood.

That silvery band around a bird’s leg is much more than a simple ring of aluminum. “There’s almost an entire history in each band,” said bird bander Meredith McBurney of the Rocky Mountain Bird ...

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 ...

Migratory bird hunters can resume reporting bird bands online at reportband.gov, after recent problems linked to power outages and downed servers have been fixed, according to the state Game and Fish ...