Hello Ontbirders, I was asked to post a request on Ontbirds from researcher Bruce Buckingham in order to alert birders here in the Lake Ontario-Lake Erie area and beyond to be on the lookout for color-banded Herring Gulls dispersing from his study area in locations near Port Clinton, Ohio, Lake Erie. Bruce says -
Here is some information on my Herring gull research. 220 Herring gulls (100 adults and 120 juveniles ) were banded during the 2018 breeding season with both the USGS metal band and a white color leg band with a number/letter/number code on each color band. Research is being done to determine their migration routes and wintering areas. Part of the study is to see change in plumage of young Herring gulls during their first 4 years before breeding. If someone should see a color marked gull they should report it to the US Bird Banding Lab at reportband.gov<http://reportband.gov/>. The more reported sightings we get the more data is collected to better understand these gulls. If you could help spread the word I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Bruce Buckingham Cheers, Chip _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
