...to encourage and promote bird banding as a useful tool in the study of the biology and migration of western birds.
Western Bird Banding Association
Bird Banding Opportunities
The following WBBA members have offered to make their banding operations accessible to visitors, apprentices, volunteers, guest banders, and/or the media. Contact them directly for further information and to make arrangements. In order to protect the email addresses on this page, we have made them "un-clickable." Please copy-and-paste into your browser/e-mail client.
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NORTH AMERICAN BANDING COUNCIL
The North American Banding Council (NABC) promotes sound and ethical banding principles and techniques. They provide training resources and manuals for taxonomic groups including passerines, hummingbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and waterfowl. The NABC has also developed a 3-level certification process (Assistant, Bander, and Trainer). See the NABC website for further information.
CANADA
ALBERTA
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>> The Institute for Bird Populations - dkaschube@birdpop.org - 609-892-0445 - www.birdpop.org
Don Stiles - stilesdj@shaw.ca (Calgary Area)
>> Beaverhill Bird Observatory - http://beaverhillbirds.com
Head Biologist - biologist@beaverhillbirds.com - 780-915-1301
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
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>> Rocky Point Bird Observatory - Ann Nightingale - rpbo@rpbo.org - 250-514-6450 - Rocky Point Bird Observatory (Capital Regional District)
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>> Andrew C. Stewart - andy.stewart@shaw.ca - 250-477-1328
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MEXICO
OAXACA & VERACRUZ
>> Tierra de Aves - www.tierradeaves.com/
Manuel Grosselet - birdinnet@yahoo.com.mx - 55 10 69 83 39 - (Minatitlan) - Veracruz information sheet
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COSTA RICA
>> Costa Rica Bird Observatories - www.CostaRicaBird.org
Pablo Elizondo - jpelizondoatpifcostarica.org - +001-506-8834-4858
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​UNITED STATES
ALASKA
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>> Alaska Songbird Institute - https://aksongbird.org/education/volunteers/
ARIZONA
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​Maricopa & Mohave Counties
>> Chrissy Kondrat - azdesertbird@gmail.com
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Coconino, Pima, & Yuma Counties
>> Charles van Riper III - charles_van_riper@usgs.gov - 520-626-7027 - Charles van Riper, Ornithologist, Research Scientist
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Pima County
>> Clait E. Braun - sg-wtp@juno.com - doves only
CALIFORNIA
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Humboldt County
>> Klamath Bird Monitoring Network - www.klamathbird.org
C. J. Ralph - cjralph@humboldt1.com
Office: 707-825-2992, Cell: 707-499-9707
John D. Alexander - jda@klamathbird.org
Office: 541-201-0866, Cell: 541-890-7067
www.fs.fed.us/psw/locations/arcata/
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Los Angeles & Kern Counties
>> Walter H. Sakai - danausakai@aol.com - 310-902-7551
http://homepage.smc.edu/sakai_walter/
>> San Fernando Valley Bird Observatory - Mark Osokow, mark.osokow@sfvaudubon.org
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Marin County
>> Point Blue Conservation Science - http://www.pointblue.org
Palomarin Field Station - Diana Humple - dhumple@pointblue.org
Southeast Farallon Island:
Summer seabird research - https://www.pointblue.org/internships/volunteer-research-assistant-southeast-farallon-island/
Fall songbird research - Jim Tietz - jtietz@pointblue.org
Mariposa County
>> Barbara Robinson - indianpeakranch@sti.net - 209-966-5259 - hummingbirds only
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Nevada County
>> Gold Country Avian Studies - https://goldcountryavianstudies.org/
Allison Nelson - nelson.allison@gmail.com
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Orange County
>> Audubon Starr Ranch Sanctuary - www.starr-ranch.org/
Sandy DeSimone - sdesimone@audubon.org - 949-858-0309
Plumas County
>> Brent Campos - bcampos@pointblue.org - 707-781-2555 ext.331
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Riverside County
>> Stephen J. Myers - stephenmyers@earthlink.net - 951-616-7578
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San Bernardino County
>> Walter H. Sakai, danausakai@aol.com - 310-902-7551
http://homepage.smc.edu/sakai_walter/
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San Luis Obispo County
>> Jodi L. Isaacs - jodiisaacs@parks.ca.gov - or jodiisaacs@sbcglobal.net - 805-458-3974
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San Mateo County
>> Mel Preston - mpreston@pointblue.org
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Santa Clara County
>> San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory - http://sfbbo.org/
Josh Scullen - jscullen@sfbbo.org
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Tehama County
>> Brent Campos - bcampos@pointblue.org - 707-781-2555 ext.331
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Ventura County
>> Simi Hills Wildlife Observatory - Mark Osokow - hopebird@lafn.org
>> Walter H. Sakai - danausakai@aol.com - 310-902-7551 - http://homepage.smc.edu/sakai_walter/
COLORADO
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Multiple Counties
>> Colin Woolley - Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - colin.woolley@birdconservancy.org
www.birdconservancy.org/what-we-do/education/bird-banding/
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El Paso County
>> ​Fred Engelman - fcengelman@earthlink.net - 719.339.9691
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El Paso and Teller Counties
>> Dave Elwonger - davidelwonger@msn.com
>> Dr. Oakleigh Thorne, II - oak@thorne-eco.org - 303-499-3647 (w) or 303-447-1769 (h) - www.thorne-eco.org
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Clear Creek, Park, Summit, Larimer, & Grand Counties
>> Clait E. Braun - sg-wtp@juno.com - ptarmigan only
IDAHO
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>> The Institute for Bird Populations - dkaschube@birdpop.org - 609-892-0445 - www.birdpop.org
MONTANA
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>> The Institute for Bird Populations - dkaschube@birdpop.org - 609-892-0445 - www.birdpop.org
NEVADA
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>> The Institute for Bird Populations - dkaschube@birdpop.org - 609-892-0445 - www.birdpop.org
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NEW MEXICO
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​>> Borderlands Environmental Education and Research - Carlsbad, NM - Steve West- wthrswift@gmail.com, 575-302-6187
OREGON
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​>> Klamath Bird Monitoring Network - www.klamathbird.org
John D. Alexander - jda@klamathbird.org - Office: 541-201-0866, Cell: 541-890-7067
C. J. Ralph - cjralph@humboldt1.com - Office: 707-825-2992, Cell: 707-499-9707
www.fs.fed.us/psw/locations/arcata/
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​WASHINGTON
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>> The Institute for Bird Populations - dkaschube@birdpop.org - 609-892-0445 - www.birdpop.org
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King County
>> Daniel R Froehlich - dfroehli@u.washington.edu - 206-685-9866
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Pierce County
>> Michelle Blanchard - 21meadowlarks@gmail.com
>> Daniel R Froehlich - dfroehli@u.washington.edu - 206-685-9866
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Skamania County
>> Catherine J. Flick - ke7Qbi@gmail.com - 509-493-1195
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Snohomish County
>> Daniel R Froehlich - dfroehli@u.washington.edu - 206-685-9866
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Thurston County
>> Michelle Blanchard - 21meadowlarks@gmail.com
WYOMING
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>> The Institute for Bird Populations - dkaschube@birdpop.org - 609-892-0445 - www.birdpop.org
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Please let us know if you would like your banding operation/program to be added to this list.
Email WBBA Secretary Eva at evadgruber@gmail.com OR Membership Coordinator Dani atdkaschube@birdpop.org
"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise." - Aldo Leopold