Hunting Washington Forum
Other Hunting => Waterfowl => Topic started by: Shannon on January 12, 2011, 06:33:09 PM
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I got my first band of the season yesterday and was wondering how long it takes to get the details. The last one I got, if I remember right, took like a month to get the results. It seems like some post on here get there info in a couple of days. When I reported it, they said they would mail it to me within 6 weeks. Is there a quicker way?
The bird was a mallard drake that was probably the biggest I have gotten before. It was the size of a domestic.
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Did one online and was notified right away, with certificate in the mail, a few days later!
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Did one online and was notified right away, with certificate in the mail, a few days later!
what is the website for online?
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reportband.gov
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six whole weeks :o... thats worse than waiting for mervyn's to open. whats the rush?
I have had those certificates take up to three months to show up, just a roll of the dice.
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If you can't get the info back immediately the Bio or Tech either hasn't reported the banding of the bird yet, or you may have a bird that was banded more than ten years ago. Does the band say Avise Bird Band on it????
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No it says something about Maryland Bird Bands. The numbers are really worn off and barely readable in some spots. I am impatient to find out where it was banded. Just like waiting to see where a hatchery fish was reared when you catch them in the salt.
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what did it say when you put the info on the website? It took mine about 6 days to get the cert here
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If you report it on line, you will see some of the information on the band at that time.
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Thanks for the info. It was banded in 2007 in British Columbia.
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reportband.gov
thank you!
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It is really cool to find out the info on the birds. I shot a ten year old Pintail that the band was so worn down that I sent it in to them and had it etched. Even after etching they could barely make out the numbers. Pretty cool what they can do.