More than 50 Black Skimmer Chicks Banded in Southwest Florida

In July, Audubon Florida workers teamed up with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fee (FWC), the Rookery Bay Nationwide Estuarine Analysis Reserve, Audubon of the Western Everglades, and the Larid Analysis and Conservation Group to band 53 Black Skimmer chicks on the Second Probability Important Wildlife Space nesting web site. The banded birds will present researchers vital details about motion, breeding success, and conduct that we will use to guard this susceptible seabird species.

All banding actions are completed below particular federal and state permits by educated professionals. The group labored collectively to effectively find, band, and return the chicks again to their mother and father.

“These birds are superb,” says Southwest Florida Shorebird Supervisor Megan Hatten, “They nest proper on the sand, and our stewards spend all summer time defending their nesting space and educating locals and guests alike in regards to the methods we will share our seashores with these particular households.”

Most avid birders come throughout a banded hen eventually, however may not understand how vital it’s to report what they see. Banded hen sighting stories are vitally vital to the conservation and long-term survival of a lot of our most imperiled hen species, and newbie hen watchers play a vital position!

In the event you see a banded hen:

• Word the date, time, and placement (with GPS if doable).
• Word the species.
• Word which legs or legs have bands.
• Word the colour and order of bands –higher or decrease and left or proper leg. If the band or flag has an alphanumeric code, attempt to notice the code.
• Take an image (excellent, though not obligatory). Digital cameras work nice by means of scopes and generally even binoculars.
• Report your band to the North American Bird Banding Laboratory. They may inform you the place and when the hen was banded, add the info to their database, and ship the info to the bander.  
• Be happy to share your sightings on the Florida Banded Birds Resightings Facebook page.
• Discover extra details about reporting banded birds in Florida here.