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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Canada Goose Yellow Neck Band Collar H290 - Photograph

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I took this photograph of a Canada Goose with yellow neck band collar H290 at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, CT on September 11, 2019 in the morning. This bird was in a group of Canadian Geese, and was located at approximately 41.111274, -73.331370.

I'm going to file a report about it at the Banded Bird Encounter Reporting site.

09/13/2019 Update: I received this bird's banding information on 09/12/2019 (1 day after reporting the sighting). I didn't notice when I took this photograph that this bird also had a Federal leg band, in addition to the neck collar band:

Banding Data

Band Number 1198-05177  H290
Banded 06/20/2017
Canada Goose Female
Hatched in 2016 or earlier

4 comments:

Tom said...

...I've never seen this, the bulk of our geese never leave!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I take it these bands are illegal unless the researcher has permission to band the bird? Or did I misunderstand the banding notes I read on the .gov web site?

I can see banding a bird's leg, but not the neck. That would be dangerous, although apparently it is done often.

Victoria said...

Victoria - The plight of H290 continues! I first spotted this goose in June 2020 at Compo Beach in Westport and was outraged by the large neck band! It cannot fly and I reported this to CT DEEP and was told this is not a CT tag so nothing they could do. I then called Wildlife in Crisis, but they need someone to bring the goose to them. I made numerous calls to Westport Animal Control and was told they could not locate it. He has been hanging by the water hose near the kayak racks and I see him every day. The band is still on! He's been dehydrated on several occasions and waits for me at the water hose knowing I provide fresh water and a nice shower! Very frustrating that this has been going on all summer!!! Don't know what else to do?

Anne (cornucopia) said...

Note to Victoria: I have sent your comment to someone, to see if he knows who to contact about what you reported.

Please note that the neck collar band is made for this type of bird, and isn't harmful to it. (See https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pwrc/science/bird-banding-laboratory)