Bird band

[spence]

I found one too the other day. Near Lake Ontario.

 

[rcornell]

I found one too the other day. Near Lake Ontario. View attachment 619720

Neat! Albany NY Conservation Dept?? Maybe could trace it down online....?

 

[Princess]

Oh, that's kinda fun! Let us know if you're able to track it!

 

[spence]

There is a website , its federal, its shutdown as non essential service. I may try the Conservation Dept here in NY. One has a 47 on it plus a 4 digit ID. Its aluminum with a brass rivet.

 

[hoser]

That's pretty cool. That will give you some practice in researching. I love stuff like that. Good going.

 

[Fe Man]

I found one a couple of years ago, and I was able to use the federal website to register my find. They sent me a nice certificate with the history of the bird (at least until it ceased to be). I hope you can do something similar with your find.

 

[D4tee]

Nice find. I found my 3rd bird band a few weeks ago. I went to www.reportband.gov and filled out a little info. The results were almost instant. It was from a female mallard banded near East Lansing, Michigan in 2014. I found it near Elkhart Lake, Wi. Other bands I found were from a Canada Goose and a Coopers Hawk. They were banded much closer to home.