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The BBL strongly recommends that banders use the new Band Manager program to report banding data. When the BBL's new Oracle database is operational, the BBL will require that data be sent in using Band Manager. The target date for this innovation is late 2000. Until that time, paper schedules will still be accepted and the following information is still accurate.
Schedules must contain the pertinent data for each band. If a schedule has missing data, it will be returned to the bander or the bander will be contacted to provide the missing data.
For handwritten or typewritten schedules, use vertical "continuity" lines to indicate repetitive data. See sample schedule.
Use a typewriter and/or dark ink if schedules are prepared by hand and PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE LEGIBLY. PENCIL, CARBON AND LIGHT BLUE INK ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. High quality photocopied schedules are acceptable, BUT ONLY IF ORIGINALS CANNOT BE SENT. Originals will outlast xerox copies. Computer programs including the old CGS and Band-ops produce printed schedules to be sent to the BBL along with the disc file for the same data. CGS and Band-ops will no longer be accepted by the BBL when the new Oracle database is operational. At that time all data must be sent in from Band Manager and paper schedules will no longer be required. Band Manager paper schedules can be sent in with the disc file from Band Manager until the new system is operational. Click HERE to learn more about Band Manager.
Report only consecutive band numbers on each schedule. If a string of bands is divided for subpermittees, for use at different banding stations, or for other reasons, each consecutive group of band numbers should be reported on a separate schedule. Example: Bands numbers 01 through 10 are given to subpermittee Jones, bands 11 through 20 to Smith, 21 through 30 to Black, etc. Jones uses all 10 bands (01 through 10). Smith uses only 5 bands (11 through 15) and Black uses all 10 bands (21 through 30). Two schedules will be required to report these bands. Jones' and Smith's data can be combined and reported on one schedule since the band numbers are consecutive (01 through 15). Black's bands (21 through 30) will have to be reported on a separate schedule since bands (16 through 20) have not yet been used. When bands 16 through 20 are used and reported, the schedule can be filed by the Banding Offices. Consecutive numbers are needed for filing the schedules in numeric order.
Report no more than 100 bands per schedule. All band numbers reported on one schedule must fall within the same series of 100 bands. For example, it WOULD NOT be permissible to report band numbers 703-50675 through 50700 AND 703-50701 through 50721 on the SAME schedule even though fewer than 100 total bands of the same size are involved, since these numbers fall within two series (601 through 700 and 701 through 800).
Reporting of data on schedules should be well organized. For example, if large numbers of two different species are banded within a short time period (weekly), a separate string of 100 bands should be used for each species.
All banders receive the Banding Schedule Evaluation (form 3-160) after their schedules have been completely processed. The Evaluation Sheet informs the bander whether the schedules required corrections and what those corrections were. Note that correspondence about biological data are currently separate from correspondence about non-biological data and will typically follow the evaluation at a later date.
