Banded Birds

[KP-Skagit]

My neck of the woods (Skagit Valley) does not seem to get many banded birds but over the weekend I got my first banded duck. That is 1 in a couple thousand average... Shot several banded snows over the years.

It was interesting data to see. Drake mallard. Banded in 2018, hatched 2017 or earlier in Fairview Alberta. So rough numbers about 8 years old which seems decently up there.

All the snows were from Wrangell Island, most were a couple years old, one was 14.

Thought it would be an interesting topic to discuss on here.

What bands have you all seen? How old were the birds? Where were they from.

[salt n sage90]

One of my few Skagit Co. bands.
9+ year old bull Pintail.

[metlhead]

2 from Delta, BC and 2 from Toppenish. Oldest bird was 2.

[WSU]

I've got 2 out of thousands of birds.  1 was a teal banded at the Yukon delta and one was mallard from northern alberta that was something like 12 years old.  I don't remember exactly because it was years ago.

[fowl smacker]

I've killed 5 banded birds over the years
2 mallards, 1 bufflehead, and 2 Canadian geese.  I can't remember all their ages, but one of the mallards was 9.

[baldopepper]

Get a lot more long traveled ones this time of year.. used to get a lot of em early in the season where we hunted, but all were local bands from the federal bird refuge nearby.

[Rob]

Not waterfowl, but I saw this girl in my front yard the other day.  I have never heard of tagging turkey before.

[h2ofowlr]

I believe my oldest is a snow at 16 + years old.  I am pushing 90 bands.  We will see if I can hit the 100 mark in the next few years.

[frazierw]

My neck of the woods (Skagit Valley) does not seem to get many banded birds but over the weekend I got my first banded duck. That is 1 in a couple thousand average... Shot several banded snows over the years.

It was interesting data to see. Drake mallard. Banded in 2018, hatched 2017 or earlier in Fairview Alberta. So rough numbers about 8 years old which seems decently up there.

All the snows were from Wrangell Island, most were a couple years old, one was 14.

Thought it would be an interesting topic to discuss on here.

What bands have you all seen? How old were the birds? Where were they from.

My dad shot a mallard this year that was banded in Fairview as well.  Banded in 2023 as an adult.  My oldest was a double banded hen mallard that was banded in Othello in 2010 as an adult, and shot in 2022.  Both bands were almost completely smooth, I had to get them acid etched to get the numbers off of one.  My uncle shot a cackler this year that was banded in Shageluk Alaska.  I've only harvested banded mallards, but I did find a dead Gadwall that was banded in Southern Oregon.

[KP-Skagit]

Man there are some old ducks out there!

[Dan-o]

Man there are some old ducks out there!

I had no idea a wild bird could live that ling.

[ASHQUACK]

13 plus year old drake Harliquen. Band was smooth, banded as an adult in Canada.

[CedarPants]

My first band was a drake mallard I shot a bit northwest of Pasco back in 1997 or 1998. It had been banded 12 years prior in northern Alberta.

[boneaddict]

13 plus year old drake Harliquen. Band was smooth, banded as an adult in Canada.

That’s like the trophy of all trophies. Wow!!!

[erronulvin]

Oldest band I've got is a 7y/o snow band from NW  territories