tirone@acsu.buffalo.edu (stephen t tirone) (04/16/91)
While birding this weekend I saw a couple of Canada Geese with neck bands. They were close enough for me to get the numbers off them. As I understand it, I can write to the US Fish and Wildlife Service with the info I have, and some time later I might receive a report on the movements of these two birds. I get the impression that this takes some time. Does anyone out there know if there is a quicker way to get the info? I'm just wondering if I can get the info before mid-May, so I can share it with the folks in my intermediate birding class before it ends. Quite a few Canadas out there (25,000? -- Iroquois NWR, western New York), plus one lost blue-phased Snow Goose... Steve Tirone
christ@sci.ccny.cuny.edu (Chris Thompson) (04/18/91)
In article <71014@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> tirone@acsu.buffalo.edu (stephen t tirone) writes: > > While birding this weekend I saw a couple of Canada Geese with >neck bands. They were close enough for me to get the numbers off >them. As I understand it, I can write to the US Fish and Wildlife >Service with the info I have, and some time later I might receive a >report on the movements of these two birds. > > I get the impression that this takes some time. Does anyone >out there know if there is a quicker way to get the info? I'm just >wondering if I can get the info before mid-May, so I can share it with >the folks in my intermediate birding class before it ends. > > Quite a few Canadas out there (25,000? -- Iroquois NWR, western >New York), plus one lost blue-phased Snow Goose... > >Steve Tirone Speaking from experience, this can take a while. The most beneficial info you can get, though, is who banded the birds. This way, you can contact the banders directly and report your sighting. They will appreciate it, and will (most likely) be willing to send you periodic updates concerning the birds you sighted. Good luck! Chris Thompson -- "Never count a human dead until you've seen the body. And even then you can make a mistake". -Lady Fenring