[obol] Fwd: RE: [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Goose Neck Collar 42XJ]

[Tim Rodenkirk]

It looks like that collared goose reported from Coos
Bay may be a WA bird? See below.

Tim R
Coos Bay
--- Brandon Reishus <reishus_bs at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Brandon Reishus <reishus_bs at hotmail.com>
> To: Tim Rodenkirk <garbledmodwit at yahoo.com>
> Subject: RE: [obol] [Fwd: Fwd: FW: Goose Neck Collar
> 42XJ]
> Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:58:15 -0800
> 
> Hi Tim,
>  
> a possible error may have been made here regarding
> goose 42XJ.  
>  
> The collar combination number,number,X,letter is a
> code authorization that is apparently also assigned
> to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 
> I've helped mark birds with WDFW (I have a picture
> of myself holding 11XJ from this summer) and get to
> see our goose harvest data from the NW permit zone
> goose hunt and number,number,X,letter shows up
> frequently.  I will get in touch with my colleuges
> from Washington tomorrow and confirm, but I believe
> it is likely the 42XJ Joe saw was marked by WDFW in
> the Lower Columbia River and a different 42XJ was
> marked by WIDNR.
>  
> Cheers,
> Brandon Reishus
> ODFW
> brandon.s.reishus at state.or.us
> 
> 
> 




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