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Name: David
Status: other
Age: 30s
Location: N/A
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Date: 
Monday, September 30, 2002
Question:
What was the year that federal, or private individuals started banding and recording duck bands?

Replies:
This site has a rather comprehensive summary history of bird banding:

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/homepage/history.htm

A site with some information about one of the pioneers:

http://www.jackminer.com/history.html

J. Elliott

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