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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.
Man there are some old ducks out there!
13 plus year old drake Harliquen. Band was smooth, banded as an adult in Canada.
Quote from: ASHQUACK on January 27, 2025, 08:20:29 PM13 plus year old drake Harliquen. Band was smooth, banded as an adult in Canada.That’s like the trophy of all trophies. Wow!!!
Tokyo... That is something else...
Quote from: KP-Skagit on January 28, 2025, 12:55:44 PMTokyo... That is something else...It took me a couple weeks to get ahold of the imperial bird sanctuary over there. Finally a completely “normal” sounding man who spoke fluent English got on the phone. I gave him my info, and they sent the bird info within another week or so.
Quote from: MackDaddy509 on January 28, 2025, 01:21:35 PMQuote from: KP-Skagit on January 28, 2025, 12:55:44 PMTokyo... That is something else...It took me a couple weeks to get ahold of the imperial bird sanctuary over there. Finally a completely “normal” sounding man who spoke fluent English got on the phone. I gave him my info, and they sent the bird info within another week or so.I have heard pintail will get turned around in the breeding grounds and hop flyways, wondering if that was the case there. Doubt it traveled west to east!
Quote from: KP-Skagit on January 28, 2025, 01:30:12 PMQuote from: MackDaddy509 on January 28, 2025, 01:21:35 PMQuote from: KP-Skagit on January 28, 2025, 12:55:44 PMTokyo... That is something else...It took me a couple weeks to get ahold of the imperial bird sanctuary over there. Finally a completely “normal” sounding man who spoke fluent English got on the phone. I gave him my info, and they sent the bird info within another week or so.I have heard pintail will get turned around in the breeding grounds and hop flyways, wondering if that was the case there. Doubt it traveled west to east!Correct, spoke with a USFWS waterfowl guru, I believe his name was Brad Borton, and he said likely scenario was since Northern Pintails breed in Siberia (both from North America and Japan), the drake followed a hen over to Alaska and down… he also told me that our bird was the first Japanese banded pintail ever reported in Eastern WA. Fourth to be reported in WA state since they started keeping track (I believe since the 1960s).
Not waterfowl, but I saw this girl in my front yard the other day. I have never heard of tagging turkey before.
Quote from: Rob on January 27, 2025, 01:45:16 PMNot waterfowl, but I saw this girl in my front yard the other day. I have never heard of tagging turkey before.Killed a banded gobbler in the Blue Mountains back in 2015. Could never get in contact with the local Bio, but heard there was some Trap & Transplant nuisance town birds that were relocated.
Quote from: KP-Skagit on January 27, 2025, 04:39:19 PMMan there are some old ducks out there!I had no idea a wild bird could live that ling.
Finally recieved the gps report of the collared snow i killed this year, she really loved the columbia basin the last 2 years lol