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[zoutedrop]

As our thread list grows..... I was processing some pictures today and ran across this couple.

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[JAC6]

Snowy Plover.   San Mateo Coast, CA.  December 2009.

 

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[cairnstone]

 

Tundra Swan. Burlington, Ontario, Canada. February 28, 2010.

 

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[Rarepony]

Nice shot. I didn't know they wing tagged Tundras!

[lyceel]

Got a nice thank-you note from USGS when I reported this guy (or girl, apparently they don't know either).  I could only make out the "23J" on the black plastic tag, but apparently that was enough:

Band number: 0938-12323  23J

Species:  Brown Pelican   Sex:  Unknown

Hatched in 2002, Banded 12/3/2002, 5 Mi North of Miami, FL in Intracoastal Waterway, Pelican Harbor Seabird Sta., Inc.

Encountered 12/23/2009, 0.1 Mi East of Stuart, FL in Intracoastal Waterway (Manatee Pocket)

 

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[Curlybird]

Here are some banded Tree Swallows I photographed just last weekend.

[JAC6]

Black Oystercatcher at Pillar Point, CA.  March 2010.  I searched for a nearby Black Oystercatcher banding program but could not find one. 

 

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[lyceel]

Steel and blue metal on the left, green and white plastic on the right.  I dunno, some birds just go overboard with the jewelry.

Look at that crest, too!  I bet this guy is a troublemaker!

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[Curlybird]

lyceel:

Steel and blue metal on the left, green and white plastic on the right.  I dunno, some birds just go overboard with the jewelry.

Look at that crest, too!  I bet this guy is a troublemaker!

That is such a cool-looking bird! (Nice shot, too!)  Wish I had them in my area.,.

[Photgog]

Song Sparrow...

Fraser

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[nanaku]

this bird  is absolutely gorgeous!  now what is it?  living in Kansas I haven't seen one like this.  thanks.  the bi colored beak and "crown" are amazing.  I am pretty sure it is a raptor of some kind but no idea.

[lyceel]

It's a Crested Caracara.   Taxonomically, I think it falls somewhere between a falcon and a vulture.

[Photgog]

California Towhee... Banded.

Fraser

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[Photgog]

California Thrasher Banded...

Fraser

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[zoutedrop]

Curve-billed Thrasher

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[Seattle]

Does anyone ever report the banded birds?

[zoutedrop]

Per your comment Seattle, I just reported my Canadas at the following site:

http://www.pwrc.usgs...age/call800.htm

Edit: I got a response from a student at Arizona State University that banded my geese.  Great story.

[JAC6]

Yep.  I Google to see if I can find the program.  The Black Oystercatcher I posted above was evidently from Alaska and was banded 7 years ago.  Someone at San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory helped find the program and they were pleased to have the report. 

[Harpo57]

I believe the same Crested Caracara as Lyceel's.  Same bands.

 

[zoutedrop]

At sunset, ISO 1600

Blue Grosbeak

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