Have You Ever Seen A Banded Crow ?

[Water Rat]

Yesterday afternoon I glanced out the window , and for a split second I thought it was a huge red winged blackbird. After doing a double take I realized it was a banded crow. Apparently a guy named Kevin McGowan from Cornell has been banding and researching crows since 1989. I forwarded him the info he requested on his website.

[Lawdwaz]

Yesterday afternoon I glanced out the window , and for a split second I thought it was a huge red winged blackbird. After doing a double take I realized it was a banded crow. Apparently a guy named Kevin McGowan from Cornell has been banding and researching crows since 1989. I forwarded him the info he requested on his website.

 

That's darned cool!

 

One thing, what was the "coloring" on the wings?  It can't be related to the bracelet.......................

 

Make sure you let us know what info you get from the researcher.

[Water Rat]

When I looked through the binoculares , I saw the letters AE in black on a orange backround. I'll keep you posted if I hear anything.

 

www.birds.cornell.edu

"click " on crow research page

[G-Man]

So has a wing band and a leg band?

[Lawdwaz]

So has a wing band and a leg band?

 

Spray paint? 

[maytom]

Never seen anything like that?

[G-Man]

Foubd this pretty damn interesting.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/taginfo.htm

[G-Man]

If it was a on orange that bird is old 2003 according to above link.. 12 years or 13 depending on when it was caught... crazy

[Water Rat]

I managed to get a better photograph of my crow friend. I threw out some peanuts for him and he's been here all day. The only problem is that the other crows dive bomb and attack him. Maybe they don't like him due to the banding ? If this crow was banded near Cornell , that's approximately 142 miles from my house. That's quite the distance "as the crow flies". He also has white and purple leg bands.