This is not a project of NYSOA. This information
is provided for New York birders who may encounter marked birds.
Double-crested Cormorants and Great Black-backed Gulls have
been banded with coloured plastic leg-bands on Canadian and U.S. islands
in eastern Lake Ontario. The bands also contain numbers and letters, e.g.
A10.
Please note the colour of the band and of the alpha-numeric codes, as
well as date and location of sighting.
Great Egrets have been banded with coloured plastic leg-bands
on an island in southern Georgian Bay (Lake Huron), Ontario. The bands
are red with white numbers and letters, e.g. A10.
Note:
Dr. Weseloh also banded Great Egrets with red leg-bands in
June 2002 on Motor Island. See the 2002 Great Egret
Banding page for more information.
Please notify:
Dr. Chip Weseloh
Canadian Wildlife Service
4905 Dufferin St.
Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4
(416-739-5846)
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