Every wild bird is a feathered enigma, its individual mystery contributing much to their kind's communal magic. Any wildfowler holding a taken bird - a duck, goose, mourning dove or other game bird ...

That silvery band around a bird’s leg is much more than a simple ring of aluminum. “There’s almost an entire history in each band,” said bird bander Meredith McBurney of the Rocky Mountain Bird ...

2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the North American Migratory Bird Treaty -- and the modern era of the bird banding program. While primitive, the simple metal anklets are one of the most valuable ...