Yesterday, I saw a banded Canada goose at Hoover Reservoir....which I thought was odd...it seemed kind of small but since it was alone....I wasn't sure of the relevant size.  The numbers/letters were large, like 43HL...or something like that...I didn't really focus on it, but maybe someone could tell me why a Canada goose would be banded--a huge band....12 inches long or so.

Dale Brubeck

---- Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> With Roberts email about swan ID, I decided to post the latest contact info
> for reporting banded Trumpeter swans and Tundra swans.
>
> What you were seeing were trumpeter swans that were banded and released in
> Ohio a few years ago.  They will have Green or Yellow "necklaces".
> Reporting of banded birds now needs to go to Dave Sherman
> [log in to unmask] 1-419-898-0960 ext21
>
>
> Banded Trumpeter Swans primarily will have a blue neck band with white
> lettering.  But you could also see some that are white with black lettering.
>
> For Tundra Swans Contact John Whissel at the USGS.  The link to contact info
> page is as follows:
>
> http://abscweb.wr.usgs.gov/science/biology/avian_influenza/TUSW/TUSW_report.html
>
> He is in charge of North Slope banding which "should" be the swans that
> would be in our area.
>
> When reporting sightings make observations of band number, temperature,
> wind, cloud cover, time of day, size of flock, and where located (If you can
> get coordinates so much the better.)
>
> I am going to start watching some of the newer ponds at Big Island that are
> not part of the map.  Last year I saw dozens of tundra swans at the pond
> between New Bloomington and LaRue...but that was last year :-)  Here is a
> link to my gmap, the pond that I am talking about is marker #10.:
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=111124962307056523138.00045ebeaba268177d1e7&ll=40.570415,-83.259716&spn=0.062981,0.153809&t=h&z=13
>
> Happy Birding and God bless.
>
> Steve Jones
> (a.k.a. sjlarue)
>
> 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to
> the ground apart from the will of your Father.
> 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
> 31 So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
>
> (Matthew 10.29-31)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert S. Morton" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 7:50 PM
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] Help needed in ID'ing Swans
>
>
> Hello; I ran across three swans which look more like Trumpeter than Tundra
> Swans- 2 adults and one juvenile. They were in a private marsh area on the
> west side of CR 265. I drove east of Fremont on Rt. 6 towards Pickerel
> Creek WA. CR 265 is on the left off of Rt. 6 about 7 miles out of Fremont.
> Turn left onto CR 265 at Racoon Creek, which has a large sign with the
> creek's name on it. Drive down CR 265 about a quarter mile and the swans
> are on the left. There were no yellow markings at the base of the bill, but
> I know not all Tundra Swans have this marking. They seemed to have a larger
> black bills than Tundra's have. One had a green neck band with yellowish
> markings, which I couldn't read. All three seemed very large, bigger than
> most Tundra Swans I've seen earlier in the Fall. However, I've been looking
> at Tufted Titmice and juncos all winter, to my perception has been
> influenced...they seemed like dinosaurs! Plus, these swans were much closer
> to me than any I've spotted before. Any one know if the green neck band
> with yellowish letters/numbers is being put on Trumpeter, or on Tundra
> Swans? This would verify the ID. I'd appreciate you letting me know.
> Further down the road is another large and newly-created marsh with about
> 15 Swans on it, but they were too far away to ID. Definately not Mute
> Swans, though. Also in the area in and around Pickerel Creek WA:
>
> 2 N. Harriers
> 4 Bald Eagles
> 20 Mallards
> 40 Canada Geese
> 2 RT Hawks
> Thousands of Starlings(ugh!)
> 2 Great Blue Herons
>
> Visit the Wildlife-Friendly Yards Blog at:
> http://wildlifefriendlylawn.blogspot.com/ and look at the WW Crossbill
> Video in right margin. Robert
>
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