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{{Scientists have been banding birds since the 1890's, so why are we still using this antique technique in 2020? What can you learn from a bird in the hand that you can't learn from other, more high-tech, techniques? Find out in [NewTab[pdf-781||this article on IBP's MAPS bird monitoring program]] in the latest issue of Birding magazine, published by the [NewTab[https://www.aba.org||American  Birding Association]].}} 

{{Be sure to check out the rest of [NewTab[https://www.aba.org/birding-magazine-april-2020/#1||the April issue]] for a letter from editor Ted Floyd on birding and the COVID-19 emergency, an interview with author, poet, and wildlife biologist Dr. Drew Langham, and a short piece by IBP's own Peter Pyle on how to identify birds when their field marks go missing.}}