Mark B Bartosik
Well-known member
Hi all,
This weekend, in morning dense fog, I found banded juvenile Peregrine in Galveston Bay, Texas. Unfortunately when approaching the falcon somebody drove fast just at her/him and scared it away. Band were: silver metal USGC on the right leg and bi-colored, black over blue, alphanumeric band on the left leg.
From USGSL site: Black/blue bicolor Tundra or Anatum captured off the breeding grounds or subspecies unknown.
So without code letters and numbers things were looking bad. When analyzing photographs I think it could be possible to look and identified part of the code. It look like black part has E and 6, and blue part 1 or I (or J?).
Check additional photos here: http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/164872155
Also fact that bird is a juvenile narrow the possibilities as well as it has a silver band (some places use colored metal USGS bands). Placement of the letters and numbers on the band could help too.
For me it is just a curiosity but maybe the banders are interested enough to try identified this banded falcon.
Regards,
Mark
This weekend, in morning dense fog, I found banded juvenile Peregrine in Galveston Bay, Texas. Unfortunately when approaching the falcon somebody drove fast just at her/him and scared it away. Band were: silver metal USGC on the right leg and bi-colored, black over blue, alphanumeric band on the left leg.
From USGSL site: Black/blue bicolor Tundra or Anatum captured off the breeding grounds or subspecies unknown.
So without code letters and numbers things were looking bad. When analyzing photographs I think it could be possible to look and identified part of the code. It look like black part has E and 6, and blue part 1 or I (or J?).
Check additional photos here: http://www.pbase.com/mbb/image/164872155
Also fact that bird is a juvenile narrow the possibilities as well as it has a silver band (some places use colored metal USGS bands). Placement of the letters and numbers on the band could help too.
For me it is just a curiosity but maybe the banders are interested enough to try identified this banded falcon.
Regards,
Mark
