What is this?

[bdogtippo]

I will let you in on a little secret. The band doesn't actually say where it came from. All the federal bands are made in Laurel, MD or at least the ones I have seen. The only way to find out where it was banded at is to wait to get your certificate back or to get online and look it up. I don't know the website off the top of my head but someone will post it. Get ready for a bashing but it is an honest mistake.

Another for the "You might be a newbie" thread

[Anatidae]

I will let you in on a little secret. The band doesn't actually say where it came from. All the federal bands are made in Laurel, MD or at least the ones I have seen. The only way to find out where it was banded at is to wait to get your certificate back or to get online and look it up. I don't know the website off the top of my head but someone will post it. Get ready for a bashing but it is an honest mistake.

.....just as is the assumption that Laurel, MD is where the bands are 'made'.....'don't know about that.......

Laurel Maryland is where the Bird Banding Laboratory is located (Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) and records are housed. You can find information about the BBL on the following link:

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL

If you have trouble navigating to the 'report a band' online reporting service....it's:

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/call800.htm

The new reporting system will allow you to fill-in the 'recovery' information and tell you when and where the bird was banded. there is a 'comments' section of the form that you can insert other details about the bird including the nasal marker. State the color(s).

Congratulations on your band recovery....and nasal marker. I would think those are kinda unusual. Don't worry about the ribbing......everybody had to learn the truth about bands at one time or another.....even those that think they know what they're talking about.....(including me).

[Ordek Avci]

Hen killer.

[SoftCall]

That's cool. If I had seen that on a hen coming into my spread I would have flipped her. If anyone says they wouldn't - I call BS congrats on the trophy!

[Money]

Hen killer.

There's several of us around.

[happyhollowchopper]

better not do anything illegal with that GPS on your lanyard green jeans will know right were to find you

[driveby]

Are you going to put the gps tracker on your lanyard ?

I think he should get his ear pierced and wear the nasal saddle as an ear ring.

[arduckslayer]

better not do anything illegal with that GPS on your lanyard green jeans will know right were to find you

It's not a gps tracker.

[arduckslayer]

.....just as is the assumption that Laurel, MD is where the bands are 'made'.....'don't know about that.......

Laurel Maryland is where the Bird Banding Laboratory is located (Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) and records are housed. You can find information about the BBL on the following link:

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL

If you have trouble navigating to the 'report a band' online reporting service....it's:

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/call800.htm

The new reporting system will allow you to fill-in the 'recovery' information and tell you when and where the bird was banded. there is a 'comments' section of the form that you can insert other details about the bird including the nasal marker. State the color(s)

This should be posted as a thread of its own!

[Unkljohn]

Had a guest at our camp kill this mallard hen this weekend. Banded in Maryland. We have called it in but they have not gotten back to us yet. We think this may be a gps transmitter, but we really have no idea. Any of you ever seen anything like this?

Congrats, that is a very cool trophy. I would have to think about mounting her with the band and nasal thing both in place.

[mudweiser92887]

thats crazy ive never seen anything like that...