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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: Reg on March 29, 2011, 05:09:42 PM

Title: Canada Goose Neck Band ???
Post by: Reg on March 29, 2011, 05:09:42 PM

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5142/5572463846_bb4362e01b_z.jpg)

  (Heavily Cropped photo)

I took this today at Ressor Pond, Is this the way they are banding Geese???
At first I thought it was something he had picked up around his neck, but now
looking at it there appears to be numbers on it like a band of some sort.

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Post by: feathered on March 29, 2011, 05:30:14 PM

If you can ever get a clear shot of the number, try reporting it (http://www.reportband.gov/ (http://www.reportband.gov/))! I've heard of goose neck bands before but I've never seen them.

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Post by: Reg on March 29, 2011, 06:56:47 PM

Quote from: "feathered"

If you can ever get a clear shot of the number, try reporting it (http://www.reportband.gov/ (http://www.reportband.gov/))! I've heard of goose neck bands before but I've never seen them.

I haven't seen one before either, I brought it in as far as I could but was unable to
make out the numbers, "too distorted" but it dose seem very uncomfortable for the bird

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Post by: Moira on March 30, 2011, 06:57:07 PM

looks a bit tight!

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Post by: GStuart on March 30, 2011, 07:16:08 PM

Jean Iron went east to photograph the Snow Geese coming through near Lancaster.  The last photo has a couple of neck-banded geese.

http://jeaniron.ca/2011/snowgeese/snowgeese.htm (http://jeaniron.ca/2011/snowgeese/snowgeese.htm)

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Post by: Lloyd on March 31, 2011, 11:10:52 AM

Yeah, I'm not in favor of that band either. I agree with Moira, it looks too tight and is probably constricting in some way. All for the convenience of the person(s) tracking this one.

Title: goose neck tag
Post by: Ann Brokelman on April 02, 2011, 02:07:19 AM

I had one last year at reasors pond. Took the number and email it in. The goose was 10 years old and banded in James bay. I blieve they are no longer in use. Most are 10+. Email me if want the web site link.