Banded Bird Reporting form for Public Sightings

As a banding permitee with the USGS Bird Banding Lab, Bird Rescue places metal bands (aka "federal bands") on the majority of the species that we rehabilitate and release. While this information provides us valuable information, oftentimes the metal bands can be difficult to read from afar. In addition to the federal bands, Bird Rescue places specific color markers on certain species of birds as do many other organizations to aid in the identification of the band ID #.

If you have spotted a bird with a band and/or color marker, please follow the questions below to report the sighting to the appropriate organization.
What type of band did this bird have? *

Blue band, with or without metal band (Brown Pelican sighted on the Pacific Coast and with a single letter followed by two numbers) Red band, with or without metal band (Snowy Egret) White band, with or without metal band (Black Crowned Night Heron) Other - not listed above (e.g. other species with color bands, all species with only metal bands, birds with other types of markers - wing/foot, etc.)

Reporting birds with BLUE, RED, BLACK and/or METAL bands to Bird Rescue:
Reporting BLUE, RED, or WHITE color bands
Your contact info
Full Name *

First Name Last Name
E-mail *
Phone Number *

- Area Code Phone Number

Address

Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City	State / Province
Postal / Zip Code	Country

(Optional) You may add up to 5 additional email address; a copy of this submission and any requested case histories will be cc'ed to the added email addresses. Please comma separate and do not add more than 5.
Your information will only be used to contact you in the event that we, the Bird Banding Lab or another BBL permitted bander have questions regarding the sighting, or if you have requested information on the animal's case history. This information will not be used to contact you as part of our mailing list. If you are interested in updates from Bird Rescue, you may sign up using the "email sign up" link at the top of this page.
Sighting info
Are you reporting one or multiple sightings? *

One bird, sighted one time, at one location Multiple sightings (multiple birds or same bird sighted multiple times)
Date of sighting *

- Month - Day Year
Color Band ID *
Typical format is one letter followed by two numbers. Example. A54
If you are unsure of one of the digits, enter a ? in place of the letter or number in question. Please do not guess.
Metal band ID
If you have the full or partial metal ID number enter it here (typically 9 digits)
How was the bird found? *

Dead Alive
Dates of additional sightings for this band (only enter dates relating to a single band ID; for additional band IDs, submit the form again)
Did you report this band to the USGS Bird Banding Lab at www.reportband.gov? If not, we will report it for you. *

Yes, I did report the bird to the banding lab. No, I did not report the bird to the banding lab.
Would you like to know more about this bird's history? (If you select Yes and we have the information readily available, it will be emailed to you). *

Yes No
Drag the red pin to the sighting location
Location Details (e.g. on Pier 39, roof of Jacks Seafood Restaurant, etc.) *

0/100
Observations or other notes (Anything you noticed?, e.g. bird was plunge diving with a group of other pelicans)
Photos
If you have photos of the bird and/or its band, please upload them below. Click the "Upload a File" button to select your first file; to upload additional photos, click the button again. A maximum of 10 files may be uploaded. Acceptable extensions include: jpeg, jpg, png, tif, tiff, bmp, svg, pdf, zip, heic, heif. If you have more than two images to send to us, please upload them as a single pdf or zip file. Maximum file size is 10MB. To submit multiple reports at once, download the txt file from the bottom of the page, fill out one row per unique sighting - required info is indicated in the column headings, save the file, and upload the completed txt file using the "upload a file" button.
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Reporting birds with bands that do not match any of the descriptions above

Reporting BLUE, RED, or WHITE color bands

Your contact info

Sighting info

Photos