6.8. New band encounter record

Most of the time, a single new-band sheet will contain records from only a single band string. In that case, code a band prefix record (see Section 6.5, “Band prefix line”) just after the sheet header, and code each new band number with a line starting with letter “N” (upper- or lowercase) and having this format:

Ndd…

where dd is the last two digits of the band number. If a digit is illegible, code it as a question mark (“?”).

The format of the rest of the record is described in Section 6.13, “The encounter body section”.

If the bander mixes band strings on a sheet, you have two options for encoding it:

You can code a new band prefix line whenever the prefix changes. Lines starting with “N” always get their prefix from the closest preceding band prefix line.
If bands from different strings are heavily intermingled, you can code some or all of them using the G (general) format, which allows you to enter all nine characters of the band number. See Section 6.9, “The general (G) new-band record”.

iband7: IBP banding data entry system

6.8. New band encounter record