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Kyra Harvey

Publications and source records attributed to Kyra Harvey.

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USGS2025

MTAB 113, December 2025

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 113) was released in December 2025. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp – End-of-Year Message and BBL’s Year in Numbers; 2. Alerts –Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Screw-worms; 3. News – GameBirds Data Release and Banders Without Borders Updates; 4. A note from the permitting shelves – project description template and double-check contact info reminder; 5. A note from the supply room – band order reminders; 6. Data management – NABBP Database Species Changes Updates and prepare your data reminders; 7. Frequently asked questions – What bird status extra info code should I use? How can I process repeat warnings faster during the data submission process?; 8. Auxiliary marker corner – reminder to get data in; 9. Message to the Flyways – Data submission, band orders, and Winter Flyway Council Meetings; 10. Moments in history – bird band pop quiz; 11. Upcoming events; 12. Recent literature; 13. Request for information; and 13. Appendix: NABBP Database Species Changes Update.

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USGS2025

MTAB 112, June 2025

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 112) was released in June 2025. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp; 2. Message from the Director of Eastern Ecological Science Center; 3. Staff Updates – celebrating Craig “Tut” Tuthill’s remarkable career and retirement; 4. Alerts – New reportband.gov link and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; 5. News – Foundational science in flight factsheet, Notes From the Field: What’s on a sparrow’s dinner menu?, bird collision prevention, and BBL featured in Ducks Unlimited Podcast; 6. A note from the permitting shelves – ethics and photography guideline reminders; 7. A note from the supply room – band orders and returns; 8. Frequently asked questions – I haven’t gotten my band order yet, where is it?, Why does my Northern Cardinal kickout for bad age/sex warning on the Bander Portal?, and Where can I get my banding supplies?; 9. Auxiliary marker corner – reminder to double-check authorizations; 10. Banding and encounter highlights; 11. Message to the Flyways – GameBirds and band orders; 12. Moments in history – a history of the BBL; 13. Recent literature; 14. Upcoming events; and 15. Request for information.

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USGS2025

MTAB 111, March 2025

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 111) was released in March 2025. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp; 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; 3. Staff updates – celebrating Karen Jone’s remarkable career and retirement, meeting reports and a field trip; 4. News – BandIt end of life! (starting February 1st, 2025 the BBL will no longer be accepting BandIt files), Notes From the Field: Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Longevity records update, ABA Bird of the Year the Common Loon, EESC signs partnership with Audubon Society, and what 100 years of USGS bird monitoring data tells us about hummingbirds; 5. A note from the permitting shelves – changes to the application process for new master personal or station permits and don’t wait to submit authorization requests; 6. A note from the supply room – best practices for band supply; 7. Data management – banding data submission for birds released from rehabilitation; 8. Frequently asked questions – I had to replace a federal metal band or auxiliary marker, how should I submit this data to the BBL? 9. Banding and encounter highlights; 10. Message to the Flyways; 11. Recent literature; 12. Moments in history; 13. Upcoming events; and 14. Request for information.

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USGS2024

MTAB 107, February 2024

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 107) was released in February 2024. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp; 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and reminder that banders cannot submit data through Bandit, only manage data; 3. Staff updates – meeting reports; 4. News – Golden-winged Warbler Banding; 5. A note from the permitting shelves – double-check your permit authorizations and a social media reminder; 6. A note from the supply room – how to return bands to the lab, if needed; 7. Data management – wing/tail/weight measurement updates, recommended data submission timeline, how to retrieve Report to Banders from the Portal; 8. Frequently asked questions – how should I report mortalities?; 9. Auxiliary marker corner – check out our guide to submitting auxiliary marking data!; 10. Banding and encounter highlights; 11. Moments in history – Women in history: notable women at the Bird Banding Lab; 12. Recent Publications; 13. Upcoming events; and 14. Request for information.

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USGS2024

MTAB 108, May 2024

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 108) was released in May 2024. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp; 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and reminder that banders cannot submit data through Bandit, only manage data; 3. Staff updates – meeting reports, BBL staff visits Foreman's Branch; 4. News – American Woodcock Migration, Women in Banding, and Surviving Migration Through an Urban Landscape; 5. A note from the permitting shelves – we are receiving a high volume of permit requests; 6. A note from the supply room – remove rejected band transfers from the Portal, and check your bands before banding; 7. Frequently asked questions – what's the difference between record lost, band lost, and band destroyed?; 8. Data management – helpful hint; 9. Banding and encounter highlights; 10. Auxiliary marker corner – check out our guide to submitting auxiliary marking data! and a note to shorebird banders; 11. Moments in history – World Migratory Bird Day; 12. Recent Publications; 13. Upcoming events; and 14. Request for information.

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USGS2024

MTAB 109, September 2024

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 109) was released in September 2024. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp; 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and reminder that banders cannot submit data through Bandit, only manage data; 3. Staff updates – meeting reports; 4. News – Preserving 40+ years of legacy bird banding data and the BBL walks the walk for bird collisions; 5. A note from the permitting shelves – double check your authorizations; 6. A note from the supply room – remove rejected band transfers from the Portal, and a note on size 7A rivet bands; 7. Data management – taxa that include formerly recognize species and NABBP database species changes update; 8. Banding and encounter highlights; 9. Auxiliary marker corner – submit your data!; 10. Message to the Flyways - Gamebirds, Summer Flyways Council Meetings, and species code reminders; 11. Moments in history – a note on AOS Renaming; 12. Upcoming events; 13. Recent Publications; and 14. Request for information.

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USGS2024

North American bird banding program longevity records

Longevity in wild birds refers to the longest-lived individual of any particular species. This measure of age can reflect important life history traits and identifying differences in longevity patterns between species can reveal unique threats or conservation needs. Because it requires the identification of individual birds, longevity can usually only be measured through banding or marking of individuals. A bird’s age can generally be determined at the time of banding and then recalculated whenever the bird is subsequently recovered, recaptured, or resighted. The North American Bird Banding Program (NABBP), comprised of the U.S. Geological Survey Eastern Ecological Science Center Bird Banding Laboratory (BBL) and Canada’s Bird Banding Office (BBO), curates a vast dataset of all North American bird banding records, as well as subsequent encounters of banded birds reported by banders and members of the public. Although not all bird populations are banded equally and band encounters are only reported voluntarily, the NABBP is thus uniquely situated to catalogue and report longevity records for bird species under our purview.

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USGS2024

MTAB 110, December 2024

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 110) was released in December 2024. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp; 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; 3. Staff updates – meeting reports; 4. News – Bye Bye BandIt (starting February 1st, 2025 the BBL will no longer be accepting BandIt files), Longevity records update, Notes From the Field: Eastern Mallard Project, Fall Migration Station Wrap-up, and Myths & Misconceptions; 5. A note from the permitting shelves – check out the new checklists and templates and helpful hints for applying for permits and authorizations; 6. A note from the supply room – Lost & Found Note and double check your address; 7. Data management – prepare your data with these helpful resources, new banding location search, and using user defined fields; 8. Frequently asked questions – I tried uploading my banding template, but the processing circle just keeps spinning. What’s wrong? 9. Banding and encounter highlights; 10. Message to the Flyways – Hunting season underway and Winter Flyways Council Meetings; 11. Moments in history – a silly poem; 12. Recent literature; 13. Upcoming events; and 14. Request for information.

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USGS2023

MTAB 103, February 2023

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 103) was released in February 2023. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp; 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and reminder that banders cannot submit data through Bandit, only manage data; 3. Staff updates – BBL Thanks Intern from Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation and BBL Welcomes New Intern, Mary Woodruff; 4. News – Mary Gustafson Obituary, Bird Banding Office Celebrates its Centennial, Play Bander's Bingo and Contribute to Piranga, and Belted Kingfisher Banding; 5. A note from the permitting shelves - you can now add a Data Manger to your permit; 6. A note from the supply room, including 1C bands available and a reminder for banding Northern Saw-whet Owls; 7. Data management -- WRP Codes Updates, Bander Portal Template Update, Portal Training Schedule and Office Hours; 8. Frequently asked questions - what status code should I use for cloacal swabbing? and will there be video tutorials on the Bander Portal?; 9. Banding and encounter highlights; 10. Auxiliary marker corner; 11. Message from the Banding Associations; 12. Message to the Flyways; 13. Moments in history; 14. Recent Publications; 15. Upcoming events; and 16. Request for information.

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USGS2023

MTAB 104, May 2023

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 104) was released in May 2023. Subjects in this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp; 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and reminder that banders cannot submit data through Bandit, only manage data; 3. Staff updates – Jennifer McKay joins the BBL; 4. News – Database migration is happening now!, Bird Banding Lab data and window collisions; 5. A note from the permitting shelves – last call for fall banding season permitting, social media recommendations, and permittees check your contact information; 6. A note from the supply room – 1C bands available; 7. Data management – Bander Portal video tutorials, Bander Portal Portal Office Hours, how to contact us, and status codes for banded birds taken from artificial nest structures; 8. Frequently asked questions – what’s the difference between encounters and recaptures?; 9. Auxiliary marker corner; 10. Banding and encounter highlights; 11. Message to the Flyways - including Canada and Cackling Geese code updates; 12. Moments in history; 13. Recent Publications; 14. Upcoming events; and 15. Request for information.

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USGS2023

MTAB 106, November 2023

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 106) was released in December 2023. Subjects in this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, including guidance from other countries, reminder that banders cannot submit data through Bandit, only manage data; 3. Staff updates – Meeting Reports; 4. News – Golden-winged Warbler news article, Flamingo Foreign Encounters and New Bandings, Contribute to Piranga, BBL’s Fall Migration Station Wrap-up, BBL hosts Patterson Audubon; 5. A note from the permitting shelves – check your permits auxiliary authorizations; 6. A note from the supply room – double check your permit address; 7. Data management – General reminders; 8. Frequently asked questions – I recaptured a bird with a federal band, and cannot read the band numbers, what should I do?; 9. Auxiliary marker corner – Not our markers; 10. Banding and encounter highlights; 11. Message from the Ornithological Council; 12. Message to the Flyways & Associations; 13. Moments in history – BBL’s new banding setup; 14. Upcoming events; 15. Recent literature; and 16. Request for information.

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USGS2023

MTAB 105, August 2023

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 105) was released in August 2023. Subjects in this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp – a reminder to review ethics guidelines ; 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, reminder that banders can only manage data not submit data through Bandit, reminder to be mindful of nighttime migration; 3. Staff updates – Kyra Harvey joins the BBL and the BBL welcomes student contractor; 4. News – updates to the data templates, BWBI hosts Rob Robinson from British Trust for Ornithology; 5. A note from the permitting shelves – Multi-permit collaborative project instructions; 6. A note from the supply room – 1C bands available; 7. Data management – Bander Portal video tutorials, Bander Portal Portal Office Hours, Resolving “Warnings” on the Bander Portal’s Data Cleaning/ Submission Page; 8. Frequently asked questions – Is there an easier way to load lots of locations into the Bander Portal?; 9. Auxiliary marker corner - information on how to submit data with transmitters attached to color markers; 10. Banding and encounter highlights; 11. Message to the Flyways; 12. Moments in history; 13. Recent Publications; 14. Upcoming events; 15. Request for information; and 16. Appendix - NABBP database species updates.

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USGS2022

MTAB 101, September 2022

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 101) was released in September 2022. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chief’s Chirp; 2. Alerts – Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; 3. Staff updates – staff spotlight: BBL’s new contractor database manager; 4. News – Gamebirds Release, 1-Year Anniversary of Banders Without Borders, Latino Conservation Week, and Bander Portal Update Release; 5. A note from the permitting shelves; 6. A note from the supply room; 7. Data management – including important information regarding Bandit,, How to sign up for a Bander Portal account, why you should sign up for a bander portal account, and cleaning up your locations; 8. Banding and encounter highlights; 9. Auxiliary marker corner; 10. Message to the Flyways; 11. Message regarding the Banding Associations; 12. Moments in history; 13. Recent Publications; 14. Upcoming events; 15. Message from Canada’s Bird Banding Office; and 16. Request for information.

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USGS2022

MTAB 102, November 2022

This Memo to All Banders (MTAB 102) was released in November 2022. Subjects in this this memo are 1. The Chiefs Chirp; 2. Alerts Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; 3. Staff updates BBL Staff Attends IOU Meeting, Banders Without Borders Attends Euring General Assembly, BBL Expands Knowledge of WRP Codes; 4. News You Can Now Submit Data Using the Bander Portal, The Release of the Bird Migration Explorer Tool, Recent Highlights from the BBLs Fall Migration Station; 5. A note from the permitting shelves; 6. A note from the supply room; 7. Data management; 8. Frequently asked questions; 9. Banding and encounter highlights; 10. Auxiliary marker corner; 11. Message to the Flyways; 12. Message From The Ornithological Council; 13. Message regarding the Banding Associations; 14. Message from Canadas BBO; 15. Moments in history; 16. Recent Publications; 17. Upcoming events; and 18. Request for information. Appendix 1 Species Changes Update & Appendix 2 Bander Portal FAQ

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