Ethan, a young Bald Eagle with leg band 5D, was hatched in April 2015 on Bald Canyon Nest on San Clemente Island and fledged in July 2015. He has a sister named Koko (5M). His Dad, K-76, hatched at the Twin Rocks nest in 2007 and is the first naturally hatched Catalina bird to begin breeding. His mom, A-32, was collected from a nest near Juneau, AK in 2004 and released on Santa Cruz Island. Ethan visited Bolsa Chica on a cloudy day, 3/17/2017.
Excellent shot! Got my vote.
I am curious to know how you get the data on the bird from the leg bands. Is that data available in the public database? Also, how were you able to read the leg bands? The image you posted does not have enough detail to read the leg bands. I assume the original does.
Thanks for posting the image and providing the information about the bird.
dclark wrote:
Excellent shot! Got my vote.
I am curious to know how you get the data on the bird from the leg bands. Is that data available in the public database? Also, how were you able to read the leg bands? The image you posted does not have enough detail to read the leg bands. I assume the original does.
Thanks for posting the image and providing the information about the bird.
Dave
Thank you Dave. I found the info about Ethan by googling "orange band 5D". I took a lot of shots that day. The photo (100% crop) below shows clearly the orange band.
