Bird Banding Records Associated with Great Smoky Mountains National Park from the USGS Bird Banding Lab

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Bird banding data from various research projects conducted within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including but not limited to studies GRSM-00013, -00014, -00112, -00128, -00163, -00164, -00434, -00570, -00721, -00793, -00857, -00984, -01101, -01804, and -01805. This data is periodically downloaded from the USGS Bird Banding Lab. Most birds were captured in mist nets and fitted with a single metal numeric band. Some individuals were also fitted with plastic colored bands to facilitate identification when seen free in the field. Additional data collected includes species, age, sex, molt, reproductive status, date, capture location, capture time, and/or ectoparasites present.

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All_Banding_Records_from_GSMNP_201510061501.xlsx XLS MAPS data along with Metadata and information about the originating studies. Some sensitive species with specific locations have been removed from the data set. Contact the park for the full data set. Open resource

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