This Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) is almost 10-years-old
I was able to read the marker on the leg and sent the information to the Bird Banding Laboratory. This morning I found a Certificate of Appreciation in my inbox. This tern was banded when too young to fly in the summer of 2011 on Hat Island in the northern part of Lake Michigan. It's just above the letter "M" in "Mich." on the map to the right so this bird is almost home on return migration from the southern US or Caribbean.
Bronte Harbour, Oakville, Ontario
This Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) is almost 10-years-old
I was able to read the marker on the leg and sent the information to the Bird Banding Laboratory. This morning I found a Certificate of Appreciation in my inbox. This tern was banded when too young to fly in the summer of 2011 on Hat Island in the northern part of Lake Michigan. It's just above the letter "M" in "Mich." on the map to the right so this bird is almost home on return migration from the southern US or Caribbean.
Bronte Harbour, Oakville, Ontario