[birdky] Banded Sandhill Cranes

From: David Roemer <dlroemer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bird ky <birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:28:35 -0800 (PST)
I photographed 4 color-banded Sandhill Cranes at Barren Reservoir on 4 January. 
 The images were sent to folks at the International Crane Foundation and 
information provided by them has been copied below for those interested.

David Roemer
Bowling Green


The first two pictures you sent are cranes that were originally banded in south 
central Wisconsin (near the town of Briggsville, WI) during breeding season.  
Most of these individuals have a yellow 3 inch band (with a black three digit 
number) on one leg and a combination of three 1 inch color bands on the other.  
   

      White-Green-White (WGW - female) and White-Blue-Blue (WBB - male) are a 
breeding pair that has a territory near 
      the town of Briggsville, WI.  Both of these birds were first banded as 
territorial adults, WGW in 2005 and WBB in 2006.  
      WGW and WBB had different mates when first banded, but have been seen 
paired with each other on WBB's territory 
      since the spring of 2008.   

      White-Red-Red (WRR - male) is also a breeding adult near the town of 
Briggsville, WI.  He was originally banded in 2001 
      as a territorial adult.  His mate is currently unbanded.  

The individual in the third picture you sent is actually a bird banded near 
Waterloo State Recreational Area in Michigan as part of a gene dispersal study. 
 This bird has a white 3 inch band (with a black three digit number) on one leg 
and a Red-Yellow-US Fish and Wildlife Service aluminum band combination on the 
other.  It is a female banded as a flightless chick in 2008 and yours it the 
first sighting of this bird since it was banded.

For more about sandhill crane banding programs please visit... 
http://www.savingcranes.org/bandingprograms.html

Thank you very much for reporting the sightings (along with the great photos) 
and the information regarding the large numbers of sandhill cranes in your area 
during the winter months.  We rely heavily upon people like yourself to help us 
understand more about the migration and wintering movements of the sandhill 
cranes we band.  If you see any more banded cranes please let us know.


  Thank you again,

             Andrew Gossens  

  Andrew Gossens
Briggsville Project Manager
 

International Crane Foundation
E11376 Shady Lane Road/P.O. Box 447
Baraboo, WI 53913-0447 USA
608-356-9462 x157 / Fax: 608-356-9465
 
 



      
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