You say it's from the Canadian arctic, but I'm having Nunavut.RSeriously, fine
detective work. What a wanderer!Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
-------- Original message --------From: Mike <mike...@optonline.net> Date:
1/7/20 6:22 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Michael Cooper <mike5...@icloud.com> Cc:
Richard Guthrie <richardpguth...@gmail.com>, Angus Wilson
<oceanwander...@gmail.com>, NYSBIRDS-L <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> Subject: Re:
[nysbirds-l] Long Island: Origins of banded Glaucous Gull at Shinnecock Inlet?
I have an update to the banded Glaucous Gull seen on Saturday near Shinnecock
Inlet, Suffolk County. Vernon Buckle put me in touch with some of the Canadian
researchers doing work in Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic, and today I received
this reply“That is one of the glaucous gull chicks we banded this summer at
Coats Island (82.01 W, 62.95 N). We banded it on 1 Aug 2019, when it was 15
days old. Nice to learn that it has survived, especially since it was one of
the later nests in the colony this year.”Thanks to all involved, especially
Lisa Nasta, who noticed the band, and John Gluth, Ken Thompson and Pat and Shai
for also photographing and keeping track of the bird. Also Rich Guthrie, Angus
Wilson and Doug Gochfeld for background info they provided. Angus nailed the
location- NunavutMike CooperRidge, NY. Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 4, 2020, at
11:45 PM, Michael Cooper <mike5...@icloud.com> wrote:We have photos of the band
and we think we have all the numbers. One observer entered the numbers and
received this response“ the bander has not submitted data for the band yet” and
she was asked to submit photos. Basically, we found the bird and Lisa Nasta
noticed the band. I tossed oyster crackers to it while she and John Gluth
concentrated on photographing the band. Oyster crackers were courtesy of Pat
Lindsay and Shai Mitra after a nice lunch at Sunday’s a few weeks ago.
Fortunately, Sunday’s was not handing out chocolate chips or I would have eaten
them by now and the bird would have flown off. Mike CooperRidge, LI, NYSent
from my iPhoneOn Jan 4, 2020, at 10:40 PM, Richard Guthrie
<richardpguth...@gmail.com> wrote:Great idea, Angus. Just an additional note:
in order for the BBL to provide a complete report, the entire band number must
be submitted. A Canadian or American band will have a numeric pattern such as:
xxx-xxxxx (three numbers, a dash, then five numbers. There should also be an
abbreviated plain language instruction embossed on the band. For reporting
purposes, only the band numbers need be submitted (but - again, ALL the
numbers). If the band is from a system other than Canada/USA, then there could
be a wide variety of protocols involved. Rich GuthrieNew Baltimore, NY Sent
from my iPhoneOn Jan 4, 2020, at 9:54 PM, Angus Wilson
<oceanwander...@gmail.com> wrote:Today a couple of observers reported a 1 CY
GLAUCOUS GULL from the parking lot at ocean-end of the Ponquogue Bridge in
Hampton Bays (Suffolk Co.). A handsome bird for sure but what's really
fascinating is that it carries a metal band on the right leg. With luck,
someone will be able to read the band in the field or from photos so we can
find out the history of the bird. I'm not aware of any other band recoveries
for this species in New York State. My assumption would be that it was banded
as a chick in Nunavut (Canadian High Arctic) but for once we have a chance to
know for sure. Maybe we will be surprised. Readers may remember a Harlequin
Duck photographed by Derek Rogers in early January 2018 at the inlet itself,
which most unexpectedly turned out to be from Montana and thus from the
separate western population.
https://blog.nature.org/science/2018/03/26/a-harlequin-ducks-long-cross-country-migration/If
anyone is successful in reading part or all of the band numbers for the
Glaucous Gull please submit the info to the Bird Banding Lab and share their
response with the list. It's possible that input from multiple observers will
be required to get a complete number.-- Angus Wilson, New York City
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