In July 2021, Nunatsiavut Government and Environment Canada staff tagged 33 pigeons with GLS tags.
When visiting islands to egg hunt this summer, please avoid rocks that are marked with spray paint.
If the eggs at these rocks are harvested before the capture team’s arrival, the birds will head back to sea, taking the data with them.
Nunatsiavut Government staff will be attempting to re-trap birds again this summer.
If you find a tagged bird, you can drop it off to an NG Conservation Officer or Nunatsiavut Research Centre staff member.
They’ll ensure that the data is sent to researchers and that you receive a report on where the bird was originally banded.
Banded birds can also be reported to reportband.gov.
More bird tagging projects ware planned for NG this year, so keep an eye out for tagged birds.