North American Banding Council (NABC) Learning Tools

 

NABC is creating a clearinghouse of learning tools and resources for banders. The NABC Education Committee is compiling and reviewing existing materials for dissemination and to identify gaps. If you know of materials that are not yet posted or mentioned on this site, please notify Audrey Heagy (aheagy@kwic.com)

Identification

• Archives of a list-serve on identification topics

• Canadian Warblers

• Hummingbirds

• Gulls

• Gulls

Age and/or Sex Determination

• Photos illustrating age and sex determination (mostly of European species)

• Photos illustrating age and sex of numerous North American species (McGill Bird Observatory)

Waterfowl

• Identifying, and determining age and sex of ducks using wing plumage

Raptors and owls

• Red-tailed Hawk - An NABC Species Account

• Sex determination of  NSWOs

• Age determination of  NSWOs

Landbirds

• Mourning Dove - An NABC Species Account

• Common Nighthawk - An NABC Species Account

• The Pyle Guide, the standard reference on identification, age, and sex determination of North American passerines and near-passerines

• Tabular keys to many North American landbirds

• Molt and age determination of passerines (provided by the Point Reyes Bird Observatory)

• Training Package on Moult and Age Determination of European Species

• Photos of many eastern landbirds

• Photo quiz on eastern landbirds, with answer key

• Photos of spread wings of many North American species

• Photos illustrating age and sex of numerous North American species (McGill Bird Observatory)

Trapping and Handling Techniques

NSWO netting methods

Removing birds from nets using the body grasp method

Station Protocols

Rapid Ornithological Inventory

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Page developed by Sara R. Morris, NABC web master

Page last updated: Fri, Jan 4, 2008
URL http://www.nabanding.net/nabanding/learning.html