Illinois Wildlife Quick Tip: Participating in Bird Banding

by Kathy Andrews Wright | November 22, 2021 | Research

A person holds a fluffy gray, tan gosling. In the background is an agricultural field and a fence with more Canada geese. To the left is another person holding a gosling.

Photo by Kathy Andrews Wright.

Film Date:

July 8, 2021

Speaker:

Randy Smith, Wetland Wildlife Program Manager, Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Produced by:

Kathy Andrews Wright

Rick Wright

Edited by:

Sarah Marjanovic

Questions received in advance of the conversation are listed below, with the time noted should you desire to fast-forward to a topic of interest.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Wetland Wildlife Program Manager Randy Smith describes the process for becoming a certified bird bander in this Quick Tip session with the Living with Wildlife Illinois team.

0:08 Getting involved in bird banding

0:23 Becoming a bird bander is a challenging process

1:25 Volunteer bird banding opportunities with the Illinois Natural History Survey and Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife Resources

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Kathy Andrews Wright retired from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources where she was editor of OutdoorIllinois magazine. She is currently the editor of OutdoorIllinois Journal.