[cobirds] Request/Info: sightings of wing tagged American White Pelicans

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See below info on an Am. White Pelican banding project at the Great Salt Lake.  Not only were 500 young birds banded and wing tagged this year, but there are a bunch of adult birds with satellite transmitters, incl. one that was NW of Greeley last evening.  Links below are to blogs about the banding project and an interactive map where you can see where the birds are nearly in real time.  

Info about how to report wing tagged birds is below.  I've tried to attach a photo showing a bird with a wing tag, hopefully it will come though.

So check all those pelicans out!  There might be a wing tagged bird in the flock!

Cheers,
Scott Somershoe
Littleton CO

P.S. - info/maps on other bird satellite tracking projects of regional interest will be available through one web site before too long.  I'll share the link when it's available. One page that has been active for a while, which you may not be aware of, is on Long-billed Curlews.  A bunch of adults (likely failed breeders) were back on wintering grounds in southern Calif and in Mexico about mid- to late JUNE!  Two birds also flew over the Front Range and Eastern CO.  Link: https://ibo.boisestate.edu/curlewtracking/locations/

Pelican info:

It's that time of year again to see pelicans with green wing tags.  This year on Gunnison Island in Great Salt Lake, 500 juvenile American white pelicans were banded and wing tagged.  We are beginning to receive sightings of these young-of-the-year pelicans as they venture off Gunnison Island.

Please alert us of your sightings to help us track pelican movements both locally and regionally.  You can contact me directly to report your sightings by including date, place, tag code/color, and by whom.  Photos are always appreciated as well.

I encourage you to also report your sightings at reportband.gov though the site can be finicky at times.

Gunnison Island pelicans have a tag on each wing that are green with white writing.  The tags have a three character, alphanumeric code in large type.  You may also see red or black wing tags on the right wing only.  These pelicans were banded in Idaho at Minidoka NWR and Blackfoot Reservoir, respectively.  There are also a few pelicans with light blue tags with black writing.  These were trapped and banded at Strawberry Reservoir.  In addition, they also have an orange-colored band to go along with their standard aluminum band.

The attached photos show pelicans with green wing tags.

We've also been attaching satellite transmitters to some adult pelicans, and you can view their locations in nearly real time with a cool web map:  http://wildlife.utah.gov/pelican_webmap/

If you would like to learn more about the banding and satellite tracking projects, please visit the Wildlife Blog on the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources' website.

http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2015/the-low-speed-stampede/

http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2016/round-trip-flights-salt-lake-city-to-mazatlan/

Thanks for your help in spotting and reporting theses tagged pelicans!

John Neill

Avian Biologist
Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
4790 S 7500 W
Hooper, Utah 84315

801-231-2019 (Cell)
801-985-3700 (Office)

wildlife.utah.gov/gsl

wildlife.utah.gov/gsl/waterbirdsurvey

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