Last updated April 2023
Contact
Craig McLaughlin, Supervisor
Wildlife Resource Assessment Section
650 State Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Tel. 207-941-4467
Craig.McLaughlin@maine.gov
Is a state permit required for banding?
Yes. There is an application form specifically for banding permits: Maine Bird Banding Application
Permit application forms
- Maine Scientific Collection Application
- Renewal – no separate form
- Threatened and Endangered – no separate form
- Salvage – no separate form; be sure to request salvage authority in your application
State lands
To be determined.
Prior notice
Check permit conditions. Even if not expressly required to do so, you should always contact the manager of that particular state land unit or with the owner of private land before your arrival. You want to be aware of the hunting seasons, and, of course want to be sure that your activities will not interfere with the activities of that park, wildlife management area, or other state land unit, and that your activities will not adversely affect public use of the land or with the activities of private landowners.
Policies
Code of Maine Rules: DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE Chapter 6: EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION PERMIT RULE
Endangered species
Maine has a state endangered species law (Maine Revised Statutes Title 12 Chapter 12801 et seq.)
The following bird species are designated by the state as endangered:
American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) (breeding population only)
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) (breeding population only)
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis)
The following bird species are designated by the state as threatened:
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Common Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus)
Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) (Breeding population only)
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) (Breeding population only)
Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)