Hi Ontbirders, At the end of June 2015, we individually tagged 144 young flightless Great Egrets on Nottawasaga Island, near Collingwood, at the south end of Georgian Bay, Lake Huron.
Half of the birds were marked with green wing-tags with black characters and the other half were marked with two red leg-bands, one each above and below the "knee" joint (really the ankle joint) of the left leg. Both red bands carry the same number/letter. On both types of marking, the characters are in the form of number-number-letter, e.g. 88S, 27T, 46H. If you see any such marked egrets please notify me at [email protected] with the date, type/colour of marker, the number-letter combination and the location of your observation. We have been wing-tagging egrets since 2010 and there are birds with orange tags and blue tags from previous years, so please keep watch for those as well. As in previous years, also please report any evening roosting aggregations of Great Egrets. Many thanks, Chip Weseloh Emeritus Associate Canadian Wildlife Service Toronto, Ontario -----Original Message----- From: Mark Cranford [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: July 13, 2015 6:07 AM To: Weseloh,Chip [Ontario] Subject: Re: Request to post on Birdalert/Ontbirds Hi Chip, Post at your convenience Markk Mark Cranford Mississauga, Ont. mark.cranford at rogers dot com On 12/07/2015 11:43 AM, Weseloh,Chip [Ontario] wrote: > Hi Mark, > I would like your permission to post the following on our listserv. > Thanks, Mark > > Subject: 144 Great Egrets individually marked on Nottawasaga Island > (Collingwood) > > Hi Ontbirders, > At the end of June 2015, we individually tagged 144 young flightless > Great Egrets on Nottawasaga sland, near Collingwood, at the south end > of Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. > Half of the birds were marked with green wing-tags with black > characters and the other half were marked with two red leg-bands, one > each above and below the "knee" joint (really the ankle joint) of the left leg. > Both red bands carry the same number/letter. On both forms of marking, > the characters are in the form of number-number-letter, e.g. 88S, 27T, > 46H. If you see any such marked egrets please notify me at > [email protected] with the date, type/colour of marker, the > number-letter combination and location of your observation. We have > been wing-tagging egrets since 2010 and there are birds with orange > tags and blue tags from previous years, so please keep watch for those > as well. > Many thanks, > > Chip Weseloh > Emeritus Associate > Canadian Wildlife Service > Toronto, Ontario > > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
