Bird ringing also provides compelling evidence of philopatry ; a study of Cory's Shearwaters nesting near Corsica found that of nine out of 61 male chicks that returned to breed at their natal colony actually bred in the burrow they were raised in.

Bird trapped for Bird ringing | ringing showing pale ' cutting edges ' to bill

It is best to stay away from any bird that appears distressed to prevent any unintended consequences. Piping Plover chick with Bird ringing | band at two weeks.

* Bird ringing, using numbered small metal leg rings to track birds ;

The yellow iris of this juvenile male Eurasian Sparrowhawk ( caught for Bird ringing | ringing ) may turn orange in later life.

Bird ringing or bird banding is a technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings, so that various aspects of the bird's life can be studied by the ability to re-find the same individual later.

Bird ringing is the term used in the UK and in some other parts of Europe ; elsewhere it is known as bird banding, as the shape of the tag is more band-like than ring-like.

Image: Bird ringing Larus argentatus. jpg | A colour-ringed Herring Gull

The European Union for Bird Ringing ( EURING ) consolidates ringing data from the various national programs in Europe.

In Australia, the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme manages all bird and bat ringing information.

Bird ringing in India is managed by the Bombay Natural History Society.

The National Center for Bird Conservation CEMAVE coordinates a national scheme for bird ringing in Brazil.

* 1977-EURING Data Bank ( EDB ) was established as a central repository for European ringing recovery records. Bird studies become part of educational programmes in European countries from the 1980s onwards.

# REDIRECT Bird ringing

# REDIRECT Bird ringing

* Breeding Bird Survey, which monitors the status and trends of bird populations

He began working on the group of sculptures that are known as " Bird in Space " — simple shapes representing a bird in flight.

* Suzaku, the Japanese name for the Chinese Vermilion Bird ( Zhū Què ), bird guardian of the South

Other members include rheas, emus, cassowaries, moa, kiwi and the largest bird ever, the now-extinct Elephant Bird ( Aepyornis ).

** Bird call, part of a bird song

* Christmas Bird Count, an annual bird census

" ( Translation: " I'm a sweet little bird in a gilded cage ...") Aside from this speech challenge, Tweety's voice ( and a fair amount of his attitude ) is similar to that of Bugs Bunny, rendered as a child ( in The Old Grey Hare, Bugs ' infant voice was very similar to Tweety's normal voice ), which was achieved by speeding up Mel Blanc's voice recordings of Tweety Bird.

Strong arguments plead against the Principal Bird Deity's equation with Vucub Caquix, a bird demon from the Popol Vuh.

The park lies within the Nightcap Range Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it contains the largest known population of Albert's Lyrebirds, as well as several other significant bird species.

The park lies within the Nightcap Range Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it contains the largest known population of Albert's Lyrebirds, as well as several other significant bird species.

The park lies within the Nightcap Range Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it contains the largest known population of vulnerable Albert's Lyrebirds, as well as several other significant bird species.

The park lies within the Pilliga Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance for a range of woodland bird species, many of which are threatened.

The park forms part of the Southern Yorke Peninsula Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of Malleefowl as well as of other threatened bird species, including the Western Whipbird.

It is classified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it supports populations of the Flame Robin and of at least ten Tasmanian endemic bird species, for which it is a representative protected area in north-eastern Tasmania.

The park has been identified as an Important Bird Area ( IBA ) because it provides habitat for 11 of Tasmania's endemic bird species, as well as for the Flame and Pink Robins and the Striated Fieldwren.

The park was has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it supports 11 of Tasmania's endemic bird species as well as Flame and Pink Robins and, probably, Swift Parrots.

The island has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area ( IBA ) because it supports significant numbers of endangered Swift Parrots and Forty-spotted Pardalotes, over 1 % of the world population of Pacific Gulls, as well as populations of most of Tasmania ’ s endemic bird species.

Bird watching is spectacular at Churchill NP, and one good spot for bird watching is by the dam along the northern boundary track.

Over 200 bird species have been recorded in the park, which forms part of the Murray-Sunset, Hattah and Annuello Important Bird Area ( IBA ), so identified by BirdLife International because it contains mallee habitat supporting a suite of threatened mallee bird, including the Malleefowl, Black-eared Miner and Mallee Emu-wren.

Most of the park lies within the Murray-Sunset, Hattah and Annuello Important Bird Area ( IBA ), so identified by BirdLife International because it contains mallee habitat supporting a suite of threatened mallee bird species, including the Malleefowl, Black-eared Miner and Mallee Emu-wren.

The park forms part of the Two Peoples Bay and Mount Manypeaks Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its significance in the conservation of several rare and threatened bird species.

The park forms part of the Wooroonooran Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of a range of bird species endemic to Queensland ’ s Wet Tropics.

The park forms part of the Wooroonooran Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of a range of bird species endemic to Queensland ’ s Wet Tropics.

The first banding scheme was established in Germany by Johannes Thienemann in 1903 at the Rossitten Bird Observatory on the Baltic Coast of East Prussia.

Leon J. Cole of the University of Wisconsin founded the American Bird Banding Association in 1909 ; this organization oversaw banding until the establishment of federal programs in the U. S. ( 1920 ) and Canada ( 1923 ) pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty of 1916.

* The Institute for Bird Populations-MAPS banding Program

The name is taken from the site of the first such trap, the Heligoland Bird Observatory on the island of Heligoland, Germany, where it was developed by Hugo Weigold who established the observatory and initiated the banding program there.

The Brooks Bird Club ( BBC ) conducts an annual bird banding and survey project in the vicinity of Dolly Sods Scenic Area during migration ( August-September ).