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. 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