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Band Type Codes

Several years ago, the Bird Banding Laboratory revised the band size specifications and added several new band sizes. At that time the Avise Bird Band Washington DC address on the band legend was replaced with the more complete Write Bird Band Laurel MD 20708 with the hope that a better address would result in more encounters being reported. The Bird Banding Laboratory is now using a toll-free telephone number (1-800-327-BAND) in the legend on the larger band sizes and have been successful in getting some smaller bands in a harder metal alloy. These changes necessitated additional type codes and the system previously used was no longer sufficient. NOTE: The presence of a type code on the list does not indicate that bands are available in that type or that any bands have ever been made of that type.

BAND MATERIAL/STYLE CODE TRANSLATIONS as of April 2011

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