How do I get a certificate of appreciation after reporting a banded bird? Certificates of appreciation are given to people who have found birds with leg bands or color markers and reported them to the Bird …

After we have verified your Certificate with the USGS, your order will be produced and shipped. You then get a band that looks exactly like the one that was on your bird.

The U.S. Geological Survey Bird Banding Lab (BBL) will send you a certificate of appreciation that includes information about the sex, age and species of the bird, and where and when it was banded.

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Patuxent Bird Banding Lab will send you a certificate of appreciation that includes information about the sex, age and species of the bird, and where and when it was banded.

We cannot process your order without a Certificate of Appreciation. To obtain the certificate, open your banding report confirmation email and click the “Get Certificate” button.

The researcher who banded the bird will get notification, and you can receive a certificate of appreciation that will tell you where the bird was banded and the age of the bird at the time the band was placed.

Request a Certificate Of Appreciation for reporting a banded bird.

If you have already submitted an encounter report of a banded bird and would like to obtain another Certificate of Appreciation please follow the link below. Note, it may take up to 72 hours after …

After a band is reported, a Certificate of Appreciation will be sent by email. For much more information, check with the BBL's North American Bird Banding Program. If you see a vulture with a tag on its …

After you report a banded bird to the USGS, you will receive a certificate of appreciation, similar to the one below sent to the Murphy’s after they reported this Wood Stork.