[nnasnet] Buzzard wing-tag question

  • From: "Teeps" <tandpteeps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "NNASHotline" <nnasnet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:47:40 -0400

Mark F. and all.........What Mark saw on the turkey vultures was wing tags;
a form of 'bird banding'.  Too bad you did not have your binoculars.  With
the bins you could have possibly read the information on the band.  Buzzard
wing tags are fairly large.  You can see some examples at:
http://bandinginsask.blogspot.com/2009/08/wing-tagged-turkey-vultures.html
 
Also check:
http://vulturesociety.homestead.com/Sightings.html
 
 
Bird band (tag) reporting:
http://www.reportband.gov/
 
Tom Teeples
28 Fox Tail S
Irvington, VA 22480
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