Seeking wisdom from anyone familiar with bird banding and experience with reporting a bird band number… more specifically, I would like to know if it’s possible to report a partial number?

The backstory: I've been observing a family of Swainson’s hawks in our neighbourhood for the last 9 years. A new male replaced the patriarch in 2023. He is banded.

Despite my best photographing efforts, I have only confirmed the last 5 digits of the number, plus one other digit for sure (but unsure of its position). He will surely be leaving soon on his epic migration to Argentina.

I would love to know his story. Am I out of luck?

#birds #birdBanding #alberta #birdsOfAlberta #birdRinging #birdOfPrey #SwainsonsHawks #reportAbirdBand #birdIdentification #yyc #calgary #calgaryWildlife #albertaWildlife #birdsOfCanada #birdsOfCalgary #raptors #birdsofmastodon

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A funny thing happened yesterday... what I actually mean is, something really amazing happened: I caught my first EVER glimpse of a BABY Swainson's hawk in the nest! Watch the short video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/sn2Kx0wVFkk?feature=shared

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Almost every day when Blair Painter drives on the scenic Rocky Mountain highway near his home, the grey asphalt is stained red somewhere along the way.
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‘Red patches on the road’: Alberta wildlife corridors reduce animal-car collisions

Almost every day when Blair Painter drives on the scenic Rocky Mountain highway near his home, the grey asphalt is stained red somewhere along the way.

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‘Red patches on the road’: Alberta wildlife corridors reduce animal-car collisions
Almost every day when Blair Painter drives on the scenic Rocky Mountain highway near his home, the grey asphalt is stained red somewhere along the way.
#globalnews #Canada #Albertawildlife #Wildlife
https://globalnews.ca/news/10848827/red-patches-road-alberta-wildlife-corridors-animals/
‘Red patches on the road’: Alberta wildlife corridors reduce animal-car collisions

Almost every day when Blair Painter drives on the scenic Rocky Mountain highway near his home, the grey asphalt is stained red somewhere along the way.

Global News
‘Red patches on the road’: Alberta wildlife corridors reduce animal-car collisions
Almost every day when Blair Painter drives on the scenic Rocky Mountain highway near his home, the grey asphalt is stained red somewhere along the way.
#globalnews #Canada #Albertawildlife #Wildlife
https://globalnews.ca/news/10848827/red-patches-road-alberta-wildlife-corridors-animals/
‘Red patches on the road’: Alberta wildlife corridors reduce animal-car collisions

Almost every day when Blair Painter drives on the scenic Rocky Mountain highway near his home, the grey asphalt is stained red somewhere along the way.

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I just uploaded a new Swainson's hawks video to my YouTube channel. A little fun to brighten your day:

https://youtu.be/5CbFDEhfOAk

#birds #bird #birding #birdOfPrey #backyardBirds #hawks #swainsonsHawks #raptor #yyc #albertaBirds #albertaWildlife #calgaryBirds

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