Great idea, Angus. Just an additional note: in order for the BBL to provide a complete report, the entire band number must be submitted. A Canadian or American band will have a numeric pattern such as: xxx-xxxxx (three numbers, a dash, then five numbers. There should also be an abbreviated plain language instruction embossed on the band. For reporting purposes, only the band numbers need be submitted (but - again, ALL the numbers). If the band is from a system other than Canada/USA, then there could be a wide variety of protocols involved.
Rich Guthrie New Baltimore, NY Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 4, 2020, at 9:54 PM, Angus Wilson <oceanwander...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Today a couple of observers reported a 1 CY GLAUCOUS GULL from the parking > lot at ocean-end of the Ponquogue Bridge in Hampton Bays (Suffolk Co.). A > handsome bird for sure but what's really fascinating is that it carries a > metal band on the right leg. With luck, someone will be able to read the band > in the field or from photos so we can find out the history of the bird. > > I'm not aware of any other band recoveries for this species in New York > State. My assumption would be that it was banded as a chick in Nunavut > (Canadian High Arctic) but for once we have a chance to know for sure. Maybe > we will be surprised. Readers may remember a Harlequin Duck photographed by > Derek Rogers in early January 2018 at the inlet itself, which most > unexpectedly turned out to be from Montana and thus from the separate western > population. > > https://blog.nature.org/science/2018/03/26/a-harlequin-ducks-long-cross-country-migration/ > > If anyone is successful in reading part or all of the band numbers for the > Glaucous Gull please submit the info to the Bird Banding Lab and share their > response with the list. It's possible that input from multiple observers will > be required to get a complete number. > > -- > Angus Wilson, New York City > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
