Banded Great Black-backed Gull

On September 16th, 2016, I observed and documented a banded Great Black-backed Gull at Nickerson Beach on Long Island. Research on the banding data for 8V2 revealed that the bird was banded as a chick at a nest on Appledore Island in Maine July 18, 2012. My resight was the first for this bird since banding.

Tags: Great Black-backed Gull, 8V2, ornithology, bird banding, Eastern North America, research management, Long Island NY