Dear Birder, Immature Great Egrets have been fledging and adult Great Egrets have been leaving their nesting colonies. at Reesor Pond, Markham, Winnie Poon and Roy Smith and were able to obtain the band number and a photograph on one egret, observed on 5 July 2009 noon, at the pond with 6 other non-banded Great Egrets. Early this June egrets were banded at Georgian Bay and Niagara River. Once again I will be asking for birders to look for Great Egrets with RED BANDS WITH WHITE LETTER-NUMBERS USUALLY ABOVE THE “KNEE” OF THE LEFT LEG AND THE TRADITIONAL ALUMINUM BAND ABOVE THE “ANKLE” OF THE RIGHT LEG. The band code on the red band can usually be read with a spotting scope, as the letter-numbers are nearly an inch high. If you see any color-banded Great Egrets, please record the date, location, number of other egrets with them, and, if possible, the letter(s) and number(s) of the banding code, so we can better document the dispersal pattern of these fledglings. Report all sighting of Great Egret with red color-bands to at least one of the following locations. D. V. Chip Weseloh Canadian Wildlife Service-Ontario Region 4905 Dufferin St. Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4 Phone: 416-739-5846 email: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . and/or Connie Adams NYSDEC 270 Michigan Ave. Buffalo, NY 14203 Phone (716) 851-7010
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