3-165C Solicitation to Participate - Wings from Woodcock, band-

United States Department of the Interior

OMB Control No. 1018-0023
Expires XX/XX/XXXX

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Division of Migratory Bird Management
Branch of Harvest Surveys
10815 Loblolly Pine Drive
Laurel, Maryland 20708-4028
Phone 301-497-5980 FAX 301-497-5981
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Dear XXXXXXXX:
On the behalf of all supporters of wildlife, thank you for participating in the Harvest Information Program
migratory bird harvest survey last hunting season. The important information you provided helped enable us to
estimate the total harvest of migratory birds in the United States. Results of our harvest surveys are available in
late July and can be accessed at: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/NewReportsPublications/HIP/hip.htm.
Because you have already made a valuable contribution, we are asking for your help again this coming season.
We are asking selected hunters to send us wings from each woodcock, band-tailed pigeon, and/or rail that they
shoot next season. Volunteering to send us the wings from these birds that you bag will provide us with more
crucial information.
Biologists will examine your specimens to determine the birds’ species, age, and sex. This information is vital
for helping us better manage our migratory bird resource. For example, the specimens that hunters contribute
will allow us to estimate the number of young-of-the-year birds that were harvested, which tells us how
successful the birds were during the nesting season.
If you will be able to send us wings from the birds that you bag, please provide the information requested below
and return this letter in the postage-paid envelope. Please return it by July 13 so that we can send your postagepaid wing envelopes in time for the hunting season. If you have any questions or need more information about
this survey, please write us at the above address, call us toll-free at 1-800-419-2965 from 7:30am-4:00pm EST,
or go to http://hip.fws.gov. You can request additional forms through: http://migbirdapps.fws.gov/hipweb.
Thank you in advance for your time and your participation.
Sincerely,
Khristi Wilkins
Chief, Branch of Harvest Surveys
In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.522a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501), please note the following information. This study is authorized
by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) The information that you provide will be used for estimating migratory bird hunter activity and harvest in the
United States. It is our policy not to use your name for any other purpose. All names and identifying information will be removed when we compile the results, and
only summary information will be reported. The information is maintained in accordance with the Privacy Act. Your response is voluntary. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to an information collection unless it displays a current valid OMB control number. The information
collection has been approved by OMB and assigned the clearance number 1018-0023. We estimate that it will take you about 1 minute to read the instructions and
check the box at the bottom of the letter. Comments on this form should be mailed to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Mail Stop 222, Arlington Square,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington D.C. 20240.

_____Yes, I will be able to send you one wing from each woodcock, band-tailed pigeon, and/or rail that I shoot
this upcoming hunting season.
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FWS Form 3-165C
Rev 08/13