Banded, radio tracked Red Tailed hawk spotted.
November 13, 2010 5:22 PM Subscribe
In the past week I’ve spotted this Red Tailed hawk twice in the same area of southeast Washington. He has a band on his ankle and some type of radio harness. Out of curiosity I was wondering if anyone might know what kind of research is being done and who may have banded it.
The first time I spotted him he was busy feasting on a vole and the band and harness were more visible but of course I had no camera at the time.
There is quite a large wind turbine development in the area so it could possibly be related.
The first time I spotted him he was busy feasting on a vole and the band and harness were more visible but of course I had no camera at the time.
There is quite a large wind turbine development in the area so it could possibly be related.
Best answer: You can report observations of birds with bands or tags to the USGS bird laboratory.
In general if you observed a marked bird you can use this website.
or this website.
This specific sub-page allows you to report an observed radio transmitter. This data is most useful for research purposes when it is submitted in conjunction with a band number (if you are able to find the bird again and make out the number).
FYI, on the forms they ask for your address because you are sent a certificate of appreciation for having helped in research by reporting your observation.
posted by scrambles at 8:37 PM on November 13, 2010
In general if you observed a marked bird you can use this website.
or this website.
This specific sub-page allows you to report an observed radio transmitter. This data is most useful for research purposes when it is submitted in conjunction with a band number (if you are able to find the bird again and make out the number).
FYI, on the forms they ask for your address because you are sent a certificate of appreciation for having helped in research by reporting your observation.
posted by scrambles at 8:37 PM on November 13, 2010
Sorry, forgot to finish my line of reasoning... if the data you have collected is sufficient to identify the individual bird, you can now access some information about where the bird was banded (and thus possibly able to determine the purpose of the transmitter study) when you submit it to the website.
posted by scrambles at 8:42 PM on November 13, 2010
posted by scrambles at 8:42 PM on November 13, 2010
Telemetry bird! Awesome!
If you google "telemetry raptor washington" you may come up with who's doing studies. Although, of course, birds fly, so your bird may not have been banded/radio'd in Washington - but the likelihood is good.
You might want to touch base with Bud Anderson at the Peregrine Research Group, or someone who's checking the email there (he may be in Chile), because he knows everyone who does raptor research in the PNW.
posted by rtha at 11:20 PM on November 13, 2010
If you google "telemetry raptor washington" you may come up with who's doing studies. Although, of course, birds fly, so your bird may not have been banded/radio'd in Washington - but the likelihood is good.
You might want to touch base with Bud Anderson at the Peregrine Research Group, or someone who's checking the email there (he may be in Chile), because he knows everyone who does raptor research in the PNW.
posted by rtha at 11:20 PM on November 13, 2010
Response by poster: Turns out he is part of the Raptors and Wind Power study.
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