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VIU Banding Manuals and References

VIU Banding Manuals

VIU Bird Monitoring and Banding Manual

  • VIDEO: How to Band a Bird (13:59)
  • VIDEO: Understanding Brood Patch, Cloacal Protuberance and Skulling (09:16)
  • VIDEO: How to Set Up a Mist Net (05:37)

VIU Swallow Nest Box Monitoring

  • VIDEO: Tree Swallow Monitoring (07:35)

Banding References

North American Banding Council

  • North American Banding Council, The North American Banders’ Study Guide
  • North American Banding Council, The North American Banders’ Manual for Banding Passerines And Near Passerines (Excluding Hummingbirds And Owls)

Birding by Feather: A Primer

The Body Grasp Technique: a Rapid Method of Removing Birds from Mist Nets

PIRANGA: A bird-bander’s aid to identifying, ageing and sexing birds of the Western Hemisphere

How to Tie a Mist Net Pole (Video)

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