As part of the MAPS standard banding protocol only 6 days are spent banding in Wascana Marsh, which are evenly spaced throughout the breeding season.
- Bird banding starts: After June 10
- Bird banding ends: Before August 8
- Bird banding statistics will be posted: Within a day of each session being completed at the Wascana MAPS website.
- The last year for this project is 2016.
Project Costs involve $200 to $400 each year for mist net replacement and other equipment. The head organizer has to prepare permits, order bands, get all the equipment ready, organize volunteers, set up nets the night before, be on site at 4:00am and run the banding program, take down nets, enter data, proof the data, submit banding data. It takes about 110 to 120 hours of time each year to run the program.
There is no goal for this program as it is complete.