Outdoor Ontario
Birding Reports => Backyard Birding => Topic started by: Rob'in'To on September 06, 2013, 02:44:58 PM
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Well, this is pretty cool (to us anyway)... had a few banded birds show up at our feeders over the Labour Day weekend.
First off is this male Oriole. I got a partial ID and called it in to a banding office courtesy of Bird Studies Canada and they are researching it, hoping to narrow down where he got banded.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/banded_zps2352f096.jpg) (http://s280.photobucket.com/user/lilevl13/media/banded_zps2352f096.jpg.html)
I am one or two numbers short on each line of the band. The Oriole was here for 4 days and I believe has now headed south.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/fw7_zps8550d35c.jpg) (http://s280.photobucket.com/user/lilevl13/media/fw7_zps8550d35c.jpg.html)
Also, this American Goldfinch showed up and is still here daily. Funny thing is this band was put on upside down. I hope she goes on the upside down feeder, which will expose her legs more, and maybe I will be able to get a few more numbers and be able to call it in as well.
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/lilevl13/bandedgf_zpsfd6cf548.jpg) (http://s280.photobucket.com/user/lilevl13/media/bandedgf_zpsfd6cf548.jpg.html)
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Neat for sure to get them in your yard.
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The Oriole left after 4 days and I never got any more numbers from his band. But, the Goldfinch still visits and just under a week and a half later I got all 9 numbers! I submitted the report and blogged about the results if anyone cares to have a peek...
http://robandtheanimals.blogspot.ca/201 ... ot-it.html (http://robandtheanimals.blogspot.ca/2013/09/i-got-it.html)