DanFL1962
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- Jan 8, 2010
- 176
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- Detector(s) used
- AT-Pro & BHID
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Found my first bird band today on Clark Island at Pymatuning Lake in NW Pennsylvania
When I got home I entered the information into the database at the USGS website. Learned the band was from a Canadian Goose. Found it 777 miles from where the bird was banded.
Here is the info from the USGS:
[h=2]Reporting Encounter of Marked Bird with a Metal Federal Band[/h] Thank you for submitting your encounter information for bird band number 0908-30669.
Information about your bird:
Band number: 0908-30669
Species: CANADA GOOSE
Date banded: 07/24/1998
Banding Location: AKIMISKI ISLAND, JAMES BAY, NUNAVUT, CANADA
Age: HATCHED IN 1997 OR EARLIER
Sex: MALE
When I got home I entered the information into the database at the USGS website. Learned the band was from a Canadian Goose. Found it 777 miles from where the bird was banded.
Here is the info from the USGS:
[h=2]Reporting Encounter of Marked Bird with a Metal Federal Band[/h] Thank you for submitting your encounter information for bird band number 0908-30669.
Information about your bird:
Band number: 0908-30669
Species: CANADA GOOSE
Date banded: 07/24/1998
Banding Location: AKIMISKI ISLAND, JAMES BAY, NUNAVUT, CANADA
Age: HATCHED IN 1997 OR EARLIER
Sex: MALE
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