Tagged Gull

I’ve found neck banded Canada Geese before, and occasional leg bands on other species (though I’ve never been able to fully read those); but yesterday I saw my first wing tag on a Ring-billed Gull along Gravesend Bay:

I’ve reported it. I hope I can find out more about this bird. This was far from the most interesting gull on the bay yesterday though. More about that later.

As expected, this bird was tagged at the Upper Blackstone Wastewater Treatment Plant in Worcester, Massachusetts on November 5, 2008. Sex unknown and born in 2005 or earlier.

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