Info back on my banded bluebill it was 20 years old

[gunner7848]

DATE BANDED:1-9-1988
WHERE BANDED: NEW YORK
SHOT: LAKE ST. CLAIR ON 11-23-2007
I had one number missing and found it out and can't believe this bird almost was 20 years old

[jaysweet3]

That is one heck of a trophy!! congratulations.

[goosehunter1]

That's way sweet! Hope I can be as lucky as you!!!

[chaselton]

I'm extremely impressed. Didn't think that ducks lived that long

[gunner7848]

ORIGINAL: chaselton

I'm extremely impressed. Didn't think that ducks lived that long

Info on the oldest recorded banded waterfowl I found
Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese and Swans), AOU Numbers 129.0 - 181.0 Longevity Records
Species
Number Common
Name Age
Yrs-Mos

1290 Common Merganser 13-05
1300 Red-breasted Merganser 5-05
1310 Hooded Merganser 11-06
1320 Mallard 26-04
1321 Hawaiian Duck 3-08
1322 Laysan Duck 11-10
1330 American Black Duck 26-05
1331 Mexican Duck 5-06
1340 Mottled Duck 13-05
1350 Gadwall 19-06
1360 Eurasian Wigeon 8-07
1370 American Wigeon 20-11
1390 American Green-winged Teal 20-03
1400 Blue-winged Teal 23-03
1410 Cinnamon Teal 12-11
1420 Northern Shoveler 18-07
1430 Northern Pintail 22-03
1431 White-cheeked Pintail 6-03
1440 Wood Duck 22-06
1460 Redhead 22-07
1470 Canvasback 29-06
1480 Greater Scaup 18-04
1490 Lesser Scaup 18-04
1500 Ring-necked Duck 20-05
1510 Common Goldeneye 18-05
1520 Barrow's Goldeneye 15-04
1530 Bufflehead 18-08
1540 Oldsquaw 15-07
1550 Harlequin Duck 14-07
1570 Steller's Eider 23-00
1580 Spectacled Eider 8-10
1590 Common Eider 22-07
1620 King Eider 18-11
1650 White-winged Scoter 18-01
1660 Surf Scoter 7-11
1670 Ruddy Duck 13-07
1690 Lesser Snow Goose (white) 27-06
1691 Lesser Snow Goose (blue) 25-06
1700 Ross' Goose 22-06
1710 Greater White-fronted Goose 25-06
1720 Canada Goose (all races) 30-04
1730 Atlantic Brant 24-07
1740 Black Brant 28-06
1751 Hawaiian Goose 17-09
1760 Emperor Goose 12-00
1770 Black-bellied Whistling-Duck 8-02
1780 Fulvous Whistling-Duck 11-02
1782 Mute Swan 26-09
1800 Whistling Swan 25-04
1810 Trumpeter Swan 23-10[/align]__________________
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[chaselton]

good job gunner. Where can I download that info. you got? I got some buddies who will be blown away when they see those statistics.

[Carpmaster]

Gunner you are my hero!!!!!!!!! That is awesome!

[gunner7848]

ORIGINAL: chaselton

good job gunner. Where can I download that info. you got? I got some buddies who will be blown away when they see those statistics.

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/longvrec.htm

[Muliefever]

that's sweet man!

[fsulaxer18]

we had a goose like 2 years ago that was 23.....my jaw almost hit the floor when I saw that