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If you harvest a goose with one of these devices on its leg, in addition to reporting the metal leg band to the Bird Banding Laboratory, call 765-285-8842 to report the tracker. Tracking device locations allows researchers to accurately record the data, helping to sustain future goose hunting opportunities.

You can report bird bands to either agency. To report a bird band to the USGS, please contact the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory by following the instructions on the mobile-friendly USGS Bird Band Reporting website. If the bird is already dead, you can remove and keep the band after reporting it.

If you have found or harvested a banded bird, please report it at .reportband.gov. You'll need the band number, or numbers, if the bird has more than one band. See below for more information on reward bands. You'll also need to know where, when and how you recovered the bird.

The DMBM coordinates and conducts bird surveys, supports research, sets hunting regulations, and issues permits in ance with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and the Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

Standard plain aluminum bird bands have nine digits: a four-digit prefix and a five-digit suffix. With that number, you can report a band in the U.S. or Canada at .reportband.gov. The North American Bird Banding Program is administered by the U.S. Geological Survey and Canadian Wildlife Service.

Contact a local parrot organization if you are still unable to find information on your band. Most clubs keep a listing of breeders and aviaries and often have band information on record that can help you with your band identification.

Reporting Banded Birds If you have found or harvested a banded bird, please report it at .reportband.gov. You'll need the band number, or numbers, if the bird has more than one band. See below for more information on reward bands. You'll also need to know where, when and how you recovered the bird.

The Migratory Bird Program works with partners to protect, restore and conserve bird populations and their habitats for the benefit of future generations by: ensuring long-term ecological sustainability of all migratory bird populations, increasing socioeconomic benefits derived from birds, improving hunting and bird ...