Encounter File Record Layout

These codes appear in the recovery record for data 
retrievals as well as the report to the bander of a recovery.

Recovery Record Layout

COLUMN     DATA

  1-9      Band Number
 10        Replaced Band Code
 11-18     Date (Month(2)-Day(2)-Year(4))(Inexact Dates)
 19-20     How Obtained
 21-22     Who Reported
 23-24     Present Condition
 25-26     Why Reported
 27-31     Batch Number
 32-34     Region of Recovery
 35-41     10-minute block of Recovery
 42        Direction (Quadrosphere)
 43-47     Banders Permit Number
 48-51     Species Number
 52-55     Status and Additional Information
 56-57     Age
 58        Sex
 59-61     Region of Banding
 62-68     10-minute block of Banding
 69        Direction (Quadrosphere)
 70-77     Date banded (Month(2)-Day(2)-Year(4))
 78-79     Band Type
 80-85     Cycle Processed
 86-87     Hunting Seasons Survived

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