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banded birds for years. Miss Margaret Lehmann is also a field leader of 
the C.O.S. Mr. Leroy Tunstall was the organizer of the Wheaton Bird Club 
(see his article elsewhere in this issue), and Theodore Greer performed a 
similar service at Joy, Illinois. We welcome them to the board and predict 
that they will help to formulate the policies of the I.A.S. for many years 
to come. 
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Will You Help Band Young Mourning Doves? 
By Mrs. RUSSELL L. MANNETTE 
FoR IMPROVED MOURNING DOVE management, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife 
Service needs more information on dove movement from known nesting 
areas to migration points and wintering grounds. This information can be 
obtained only from band returns. In an all-out effort to effect this through 
increased dove banding — especially of nestlings — the Service is solicit- 
ing the aid of all interested adults. If you are willing to participate here 
is what you should do: 
1. Advise U.S. Game Management Agent Marshall L. Stinnett, 327 
Federal Building, Peoria, Ill., that you intend to participate in 
the program. 
2. Write to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bird Banding Office, 
Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland, for a permit to band 
mourning doves. That office will send you the permit and the 
necessary size 3-A bands and report forms. There is no charge. 
5. Prepare banding records for submission to the banding office and 
send a brief report monthly to Mr. Stinnett on the doves banded. 
Locating the nests can be an individual, a group, or a club operation. 
You can solicit the assistance of school classes, Scout groups, 4-H and 
F.F.A. units, or any other organization to locate and report nests to you, 
cautioning finders not to disturb any nests. Local newspapers, radio and 
television announcements can also be very helpful. Nests are usually found 
low in trees, in large bushes, or even on the ground. If you watch adults 
closely, they’ll lead you to the nest. Doves nest from early spring through 
late summer, so return to nest locations until all broods are banded. 
The banding itself is easy. Six to ten days is the most desirable age; 
however, very young nestlings can be banded by using a small piece of 
plastic adhesive tape, which should be wrapped around the leg, over the 
band, in a manner that will hold the band in place. The tape will eventually 
loosen and fall off after the leg has grown sufficiently to hold the band. 
A pair of long-nosed pliers is the only other thing you need. If you wish, 
you can carry a small mirror attached to the end of a pole or piece of tubing 
for looking into the nest without climbing. A light six foot step-ladder can 
also be used to advantage. 
Your Society feels that this is a worthwhile project. Banding fascinates 
most bird-watchers, and it might well do the same for any of our readers 
who would like to try it. We urge those interested to act at once. 
—1608 Ashland Ave., Evanston, Ill. 
