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Re: [SBB] Banded Western Gull

Elliotte

     Good work on getting a photo of the gull and band. This is not an old band though, it is the same series being used routinely by the folks banding out at the Farallones. All of the banded gulls I have found in Half Moon Bay start with 2406, some are pretty recent. The other 5 digits are on the other side of the band. I hope you can confirm that it is an old bird though. 

Al

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From: [[email protected]] [mailto:[[email protected]]] On Behalf Of Elliotte Harold
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 7:51 AM
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Subject: [SBB] Banded Western Gull

Last Tuesday I spotted a Western Gull at Santa Cruz Pier with an old 
style four digit "Aviso Bird Band Wash DC USA" leg band.

http://www.elharo.com/blog/birding/2007/03/25/banded-gull-at-santa-cruz-municipal-pier/

My question is when did these bands stop being used? From what little I 
could dig up on the Web, it seems to be about 1970 which might make this 
bird close to one of the oldest of its species ever recorded. (The 
record seems to be just over 27 years.) I'll have to wait for the 
results from Patuxent to be sure though.

The pier also produced two lifers for me: Brandt's Cormorant and Pigeon 
Guillemot. Common Murre, Red-throated Loon, and Common Loon were also 
present.

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