Key Reference for BBL Codes
Science Center Objects
The BBL uses a variety of codes to facilitate the data management processes involving the submission of banding records by banders, the submission of reports of banded birds by the public (encounters), and in our publicly available bird banding and encounter datasets.
Links below provide code names and code descriptions (if necessary).
Banding Data Codes and Descriptions
Encounter Data Codes and Descriptions
Species Table and Recommended Band Sizes
Note: These codes are also available in the reference tables in the Bandit software, and in the Look up tables in the Bander Portal.
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