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Off Topic => Anything Goes => Topic started by: Laura Cooper on January 12, 2009, 02:51:04 PM

Title: Reporting Bird Wing Tags
Post by: Laura Cooper on January 12, 2009, 02:51:04 PM

I live down at York Quay-Central Waterfront.  Since around New Years there have been 5 swans each bearing 2 big yellow tags with numbers.  They are hanging out with the mute Swans.  I first thought they might be Tundra--but they are the same size as the Mute and I cannot see on any of them, a spot near the top of the bill.  So I am wondering if, by any chance, they could be trumpters.

Question:  am I supposed to report birds with tags?  Where does one report them?

Thanks.  Laura

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Post by: Bird Brain on January 12, 2009, 03:51:47 PM

Hi Laura.  

Large yellow tags with black letters/numbers ... Yes, they are Trumpeter Swans.

If you'd like to, please report them to the following.  Only takes a minute or two to fill out!

http://www.wyemarsh.com/swan_sighting.html (http://www.wyemarsh.com/swan_sighting.html)

If you have the letters/numbers and would like to know the history of some or all of those swans, I will contact Mr. Harry Lumsden and find out for you!  Always an interesting and informative conversation!  

Jo-Anne   :D

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Post by: Laura Cooper on January 13, 2009, 10:20:30 AM

Thanks a lot Jo-Anne.  I am trying to find where I wrote down the numbers.  If I find them, I will definitely report.  I don't think I want to bother Mr. Lumsden right now.  Thanks anyway.   I really appreciate this.  

Laura

Oops.  There is one outside my window now.  And I got the number 082 <grin>

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Post by: Bird Brain on January 13, 2009, 11:22:36 AM

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Thanks a lot Jo-Anne.    

Laura

You're Welcome.  :)

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Oops.  There is one outside my window now.  And I got the number 082 <grin>

Cool!   :D