100 Years of Bird Banding

The Friends of Patuxent Research Lab is hosting a webinar in honor of the Centennial of the Bird Banding Lab (BBL) at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, MD. This webinar will occur Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at 7 PM.

Former BBL chief, John Tautin, and current acting chief, Antonio Celis-Murillo, will talk about the fascinating history of bird banding from its earliest days through the present, and will give a tantalizing glimpse of what tracking birds will look like in the future. Growing from a simple effort to tag and record certain species of birds, the bird banding program now utilizes a network of more than 6,000 volunteer banders and countless observers who report banded birds from around the world.  

The Friends organization invites PGAS members to participate in this webinar.

To join this webinar please register at https://bit.ly/100yearsBBL.  

Our board memeber and treasurer, Ikumi Kayama designed the logo for the celebration. Hope you can join the Friends!