I used to duck hunt all the time in Upstate NY and i never once saw a banded bird. I duck hunted in Ga in 2004 and i saw one banded bird but it was in a friends yard next to his pond. He said the same wood duck pair had shown up 3 years i a row...he knew the pair because the drake wore the same colored band for the last 3 years. Oh well...better luck in the future.