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[hbvol]

Hiwassee Refuge, SE TN today
blue morph snow goose?
http://www.flickr.co...N05/8221806734/
http://www.flickr.co...N05/8221806184/

I got a good look at this guy in the scope. Does anyone know where I can report his leg bands?
http://www.flickr.co...N05/8220731441/

[BarnSwallow]

CLooks like blue snow geese to me. Where did you see the whooper? That's awesome!!!! Can't help you report it, though, sorry!

[hbvol]

He was feeding with sandhills in area where Hiwassee River meets Tennessee River

[BarnSwallow]

Here, try this - http://www.fws.gov/m...ightingform.cfm

[psweet]

Wonder if that's the same bird that came through our hawkwatch on Friday?

[hbvol]

Here, try this - http://www.fws.gov/m...ightingform.cfm

[hbvol]

Thanks, barn swallow. Filled out a report form. Looks like this is a male crane hatched in march 2010. Flew south the first time following the Operation migration ultralight

[hbvol]

Wonder if that's the same bird that came through our hawkwatch on Friday?

I got an immediate response to my report from the International Crane Foundation.. Turns out I transposed two of the colors on the bands and my bird is a female from 2011. However, the bird I originally mentioned has a transmitter showing he is in Lawrence County Illinois. Is that near you?

[psweet]

Well, it's not near us -- but it's straight south of us, at the other end of the state. I suppose I could check and see which one went through our area on Friday!

[BarnSwallow]

How cool to find all that out!

[rbreedi1]

_{Nice! Was at the Hiwassee refuge saturday.. Going to have to get back out there to see a whooping crane.}

[cestma]

How cool to find all that out!

Yes!!