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Canadian ornithologists wishing to band or mark migratory birds have three types of banding permits available. These permits authorize (in accordance with the experience of the applicant) the trapping of birds with the commonly used cage traps, and banding of nestlings or flightless young. Additional authorization is necessary for work with auxiliary markers, rocket or cannon nets, mist nets, endangered species, and species under provincial jurisdiction.
Most banding projects require several banders working together, each of whom must have a banding permit to capture and band birds. The master permit holder is designated as the "responsible individual" and coordinates and is responsible for the activities of all subpermittees within the project. This includes recommending new subpermittees, issuing bands, reporting encounters and preparing schedules.
When the banding project is sponsored by an organization, such as a university, bird observatory or wildlife agency, the organization's address is used on all correspondence with the banding office. In this case, a "responsible individual" is named and given subpermit "A" within the project permit. The responsible individual has the responsibilities outlined for the master permit holder - personal.
In Canada, many of the banding permits that are issued are subpermits. This allows subpermittees to band according to the project descriptions on file for the master permit, and data from subpermittee banding is filed in the Bird Banding Office under the master permit. Note that banders and trainers do not require a permit if they are under the direct supervision of a permit holder. However, of banders have to work unsupervised for any period of time, they will require a subpermit.
Canadian Banders wishing to band in the USA should request permission from the Bird Banding Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. Both offices coordinate banding and marking programs, so requests to band will be checked with the other office to ensure that the bander is in good standing. In order to expedite applications, include the following inyour request to band in the US. Your federal Banding Permit, the expiration date, the geographic area in which banding is planned, the species involved in the planned study, the time and duration of banding operations, a brief description of the study, and requests for use of any auxiliary markers (color markers, transmitters, etc.).
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