Last year, DEC kicked-off a five-year Atlantic brant migration and
breeding ecology study [1]with the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection and the Canadian Wildlife Service. Crews began
marking brant with geolocators attached to red and white plastic-colored
leg bands, which have a three-digit code of letters and numbers on them
(left photo). The geolocators themselves are clear, plastic electronics
about the size of a "fat nickel" and have a plastic cable lock tie. In
addition, crews will begin marking brant with two smaller colored leg
bands, one on each leg. These bands will consist of one letter or number
on a white background (right photo). Some birds also have GPS
transmitters on their backs (middle photo).
HOW CAN YOU HELP? Sightings and/or photographs of color bands and birds
with transmitters are very helpful to the study.
* If you see a brant with either type of colored leg band, please
report the observation to the Patuxent Bird Banding Laboratory website
[2]. When you complete the report, the bird banding lab will e-mail you
a certificate of appreciation for your time and assistance.
* If you see a bird with a transmitter on its back, but _NO_ color leg
bands, please e-mail us to report your observation. Pictures of the bird
would be greatly appreciated.
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John and Sue Gregoire
Field Ornithologists
Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory
5373 Fitzgerald Rd
Burdett, NY 14818
42.443508000, -76.758202000
"Create and Conserve Habitat"
Links:
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[1]
https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6ImtobW9AZW1wYWNjLm5ldCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDMiLCJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiMTczNDkxODkyIiwibGlua19pZCI6IjQ3OTY2MjY1NyIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpkaWdlc3QiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5kZWMubnkuZ292L291dGRvb3IvMTE1MTc5Lmh0bWwiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMTkwMTE0LjM5MzMxIn0.tPlKSMrl_UOXEWOs-HRi1LNiT83fPORdSznH_w_nEZs
[2]
https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJlbWFpbCI6ImtobW9AZW1wYWNjLm5ldCIsImJ1bGxldGluX2xpbmtfaWQiOiIxMDQiLCJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiMTczNDkxODkyIiwibGlua19pZCI6IjQ5MDAyNjU3IiwidXJpIjoiYnAyOmRpZ2VzdCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cucmVwb3J0YmFuZC5nb3YvIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDE5MDExNC4zOTMzMSJ9.Lov4TEPAtC3UmiS2RijfxxwIocx6VD2Zfq3I_BP7wY0
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