Banding Day at the Burlington Lift Bridge
May 23, 2014 - Burlington - Lift Bridge
Sue McCreadie Reports:
This morning, two healthy and feisty chicks were banded at the Lift Bridge by Anne Yagi from the Ministry of Natural Resources. Two failed eggs were also retrieved from the nest Box. The results are:
1. Male - 705 grams - 26 days old - Banded Black B/00 - Yellow tape - Named Ghent
2. Male - 713 grams - 27 days old - Banded Black B/01 - Red tape - Named Ireland
May they thrive and continue to help this species at risk grow and prosper.
The name Ghent comes from a historical family of Burlington. The Ghents emigrated from North Carolina to Ontario in the later half of the nineteenth century. After spending one year to the east of Hamilton, set off across Burlington Bay in canoes with several sacks of apple seeds. The seeds thrived in the sandy soil of Burlington and to this day remnants of the Ghent orchards are still found in aging apple trees shading many gardens of core-area Burlington homes.
Hopefully, some photos will follow when we receive approval from Public Works and Government Services Canada. Thank you to PWGSC for allowing us access to this event.