When was it published?

January 11, 1923 in Catoctin Clarion

Domestic News January 11, 1923

Catoctin Clarion

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Bird Migration, Wildlife Banding

Q: What keywords are associated?

Mallard Duck, Bird Banding, Migration, Biological Survey, Department Of Agriculture

Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland

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What is this article about?

Two mallard ducks banded at Browning, Ill., in March were recovered hundreds of miles west in November, illustrating long-distance bird migration patterns reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Biological Survey.

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Returns from banded birds sent in to the Biological Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture constantly throw new light on the long distances traveled by migratory birds in their instinctive search for a warm place to winter. Mallard duck No. 102755, banded at Browning, Ill., on March 12 of this year, was killed November 9, about 7 miles southwest of Lexington, Nebr., about 600 miles west. No. 102470, also a mallard duck banded at Browning on March 7, was shot November 12 at Leavenworth, Kan., some 500 miles west of where it started. Both of these ducks probably made a spring flight northwestward and then south in the fall to the point of capture.

What sub-type of article is it?

Bird Migration Wildlife Banding

What keywords are associated?

Mallard Duck Bird Banding Migration Biological Survey Department Of Agriculture

Where did it happen?

Browning, Ill.

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Browning, Ill.

Event Date

March 12 Of This Year; November 9; March 7; November 12

Outcome

mallard duck no. 102755 killed about 7 miles southwest of lexington, nebr.; no. 102470 shot at leavenworth, kan.

Event Details

Returns from banded birds sent to the Biological Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture show long distances traveled by migratory birds. Mallard duck No. 102755, banded at Browning, Ill., on March 12 of this year, was killed November 9, about 7 miles southwest of Lexington, Nebr., about 600 miles west. No. 102470, also a mallard duck banded at Browning on March 7, was shot November 12 at Leavenworth, Kan., some 500 miles west of where it started. Both ducks probably made a spring flight northwestward and then south in the fall to the point of capture.