The 'Holy Grail' of bird-bands??

[mglentz4125]

Found along the upper dunes of Lake Michigan and anxiously went home to look it up. Bald Eagle. Speechless.

 

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[Gare]

AMAZING FIND Nice story Hope things turn out !! Thanks for sharing

 

[scruggs]

Good find and story! Thanks for sharing it!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on an excellent find. I have found pigeon, duck and goose bands, but that Eagle band would take the cake.

 

[mjb Mike]

nice find I have found a couple were did you go to look them up Im in maryland I called the # on the band and its no longer any good

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Wow ... very cool !

 

[USERNAME IS VALID]

cool

 

[AU Seeker]

While intriguing and an awesome find, the sad part is that the eagle if it was still alive would be around 8 to 9 years old, the lifespan of a Bald Eagle is 20 to 30 years, so that eagle was not even halfway or much less through it's lifespan when it died.

 

[KodyB]

Found along the upper dunes of Lake Michigan and anxiously went home to look it up. Bald Eagle. Speechless. View attachment 2079398View attachment 2079399View attachment 2079400View attachment 2079401

That is absolutely amazing. Finding a duck or goose band is cool, but to find a Bald Eagle band is even better. The odds of you finding that band is very slim. I bet it’s he’s alive today. Just wonder how it fell off?

 

[Kona Koma]

Found along the upper dunes of Lake Michigan and anxiously went home to look it up. Bald Eagle. Speechless. View attachment 2079398View attachment 2079399View attachment 2079400View attachment 2079401

Very cool find.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

cool find. let's hope it fell off and nothing bad.

 

[jewelerguy]

something tells me that wildlife rangers will be knocking on your door

 

[mglentz4125]

nice find I have found a couple were did you go to look them up Im in maryland I called the # on the band and its no longer any goo

While intriguing and an awesome find, the sad part is that the eagle if it was still alive would be around 8 to 9 years old, the lifespan of a Bald Eagle is 20 to 30 years, so that eagle was not even halfway or much less through it's lifespan when it died

something tells me that wildlife rangers will be knocking on your door

I almost expect that they would at least be calling me. I registered the find on the bird-band Gov website with all my info so they know where to find me if they do

 

[mglentz4125]

cool find. let's hope it fell off and nothing bad.

Nope. I think this eagle is up there flying around in eagle heaven unfortunately

 

[stealthycat]

never saw one before - very nice

 

[Lenrac2]

That is the most epic find of bird bands! Congrats! It is so huge!

 

[mglentz4125]

Added the certificate.

 

[ticndig]

now that's a neat find , thanks for sharing.

 

[releventchair]

Congrats!
A keeper for sure.

 

[Digger RJ]

Found along the upper dunes of Lake Michigan and anxiously went home to look it up. Bald Eagle. Speechless. View attachment 2079398View attachment 2079399View attachment 2079400View attachment 2079401View attachment 2079690

Nice!!! Congrats!!!