![]() The pick: Broncos 20 – Colts 14 □ Sunday London Game □ I'll take the Broncos to cover and notch their third ugly win of the season. The Broncos are down on their luck, but winning this game on the road, on a short week, without Taylor, is probably too much to ask. and follow the Colts around until Ryan's 24th fumble.Īnyway. All I ask is that if Ryan gets close to the record with a few games remaining, Collins and Culpepper need to go full Roger Maris Jr. Ryan is well on pace to make a serious run at the record – I get chills just thinking about it – which may very well end up being the highlight of the Colts' season. The NFL single-season fumbles record is 23 – held by both Kerry Collins and Daunte Culpepper. Speaking of which, the Colts lead the league in total fumbles (12) thus far, with Matt Ryan accounting for nine of those. Losing Williams, in particular, is a massive blow for a team that will now turn to Melvin Gordon, who's fumbled the ball five times in his last 44 touches, as its RB1. Javonte Williams is done for the season due to a torn ACL and LCL, while Randy Gregory was placed on IR with a knee injury of his own. Not only did the Broncos hand the Raiders their first win of the season last week, but they emerged from the loss down two of their best players. While the Colts head to Denver as 3.0-point dogs, they may be catching the Broncos at the right time. Just too quick a turnaround.- Ian Rapoport October 5, 2022 The #Colts have ruled out RB Jonathan Taylor (ankle) for tomorrow's #Broncos game. Update: Taylor has officially been ruled out. To make matters worse, Jonathan Taylor emerged from Sunday's loss with an ankle injury that landed him in a walking boot at practice Tuesday. Through four weeks, they rank 31st in offensive EPA and dead last in points scored. Indy pulled off an improbable upset over Kansas City in Week 3, but outside of that win, the Colts have looked like one of the five worst teams in the league. This isn't a must-win game for the Colts – such is life in the AFC South – but it's starting to feel like their season is already in danger of slipping away. Indianapolis Colts (+3.0) at Denver Broncos My best bet will always be highlighted in gold.Īll odds this week via BetMGM, as of Wednesday at Noon ET. NFL Week 5 Picks : Predictions, Props and Best Bets for Every GameĪs will be the case every week throughout the regular season, we'll start with Thursday Night Football and go game-by-game, picking each contest against the spread. Both McVay and Matthew Stafford have a knack for overcomplicating the easy things – the Rams should've had two more touchdowns last week against Arizona – but I think they do just enough to earn a hard-fought victory on the road.It goes without saying that this is a great spot for Green Bay, which should have considerable wiggle room to continue experimenting with its still-in-beta passing game.Something has to give, and I think it's going to be the Houston defense. The Texans have the worst run defense in the league (by a wide margin), while Los Angeles enters Week 4 dead last in the NFL in both rushing yards (177) and yards per carry (2.6). This is the perfect get-right matchup for the Chargers, who desperately need to get their ground game working.Give me the Bills to win and cover a close game on the road. So far, Lamar Jackson has been able to bail out the defense in wins over the Jets and Patriots, but this Bills team is a completely different animal.On the season: 31-30-3 ATS 39-24-1 straight up 1-3 best bets Honestly this should count as two losses) Last week: 7-7-2 ATS 11-5 straight up best bet lost (to Bailey Zappe. bad team matchups that should give us a leg up when it comes to projecting game flow.īefore we dive into Week 5, let's take our customary look back at the best and worst calls from my Week 4 picks. But if nothing else, we have a handful of good team vs. The point of the spread is to make each matchup as close to a true 50/50 as possible, after all. ![]() Of course, handicapping-wise, this doesn't mean a whole lot. As of Wednesday, seven teams are favored by 6.0 points or more, while two other games sit at 5.5-point spreads. While teams like Philadelphia, Kansas City and Buffalo have established themselves as early contenders, it feels as though the list of teams bettors can feel confident in each week is as short as it's ever been.Ĭoming off of a Week 4 that featured only two teams favored by at least a touchdown, the Week 5 schedule is a bit more lopsided. Forget the spreads – picking so many of these games straight up each week feels like a true 50/50 proposition. With that said, the league continues to be steeped in near-unprecedented levels of parity. After slogging our way to an 8-7-1 ATS record in Week 3, we mustered a 7-7-2 mark in Week 4. Welcome to this week's edition of Beating the Book – or perhaps more accurately: Surviving the Book. This article is part of our Beating the Book series.
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![]() The takedown was the result of a two-year investigation that started when the US Department of Justice filed a criminal complaint against Vaulin.Īfter the seizure, several mirror domains were set up and the official KAT forum was revived. The site’s servers were seized and its domain name was taken down by the US government in July 2016. KickassTorrents is currently the 69th most visited website on the internet, with a global Alexa rank of 1,572 as of October 2017. The website was founded by Artem Vaulin in 2008 and quickly became one of the most popular torrent websites. While the KickassTorrents website mentioned that they comply with the DMCA and removed any kind of copyrighted content when reported, the staff never did so which lead the site to be taken down. Due to pirated content being shared, the website was taken down by the US government. The website allowed users to download copyrighted software and movies for free, which attracted over a million users per day. ![]() KickassTorrents is also known as KAT was a torrent download website. It might already have which we aren’t aware of. Since the domain was taken from the original owner, the original KAT site might come back online with a new domain name. It’s been many years since the website was taken down by the US authorities. We believe that the original website won’t be back any time soon. When will the original KickassTorrents website be back? So it’s really up to you whether to use the KickassTorrents new sites or not. However, it can be hard to get used to a new torrent site. One of them is The Pirate Bay, which is currently the world’s leading torrent site. If you wish to try some other websites to download torrents, there are many other alternative websites. Therefore, they may function slightly different from each other, while they will look exactly the same. These proxy/mirror websites are managed and run many different admins. As it may be illegal in some countries to access some torrent websites, a VPN is a must to keep yourself hidden from your ISP. In such cases, you will need a VPN to access the site. Some of the torrent sites listed may not be accessible to you because your ISP may have blocked them. Are there any similar websites to KickAss?.When will the original KickassTorrents website be back?. ![]() If you’re not very tech savvy, you may want to ask a friend or family member to sit down with you to help you set it up. Personally, I find there is NO need to pay for anything extra, the free version is good enough. With the free version, you cannot use the cloud, apps or get more than a certain amount of emails in a month. ![]() I only use the free elements which are limited. Please note: Distill has both free and premium services. You can also check out the Distill guides, where you can watch a video or read further instructions on how to set it up. Please read the “How to Guide” ( PDF version) carefully as it will guide you through setting the monitor up and getting it to work for you. This is really handy for those who use Prolific, as it will reduce your need to check the studies page, since it will check for you. Once you’ve installed Distill on your browser, you can set it up to check webpages at certain intervals and get alerts. ![]() Since then, I’ve been playing around with it and, now that I’ve got it set up to work for me, I thought I’d share. I discovered this handy little tool when I was browsing the Reddit Swagbucks page a few weeks ago. Using Distill Web Monitor to get survey alerts Unless you want to pay, you’ll only get alerts when your computer is on, browser is open, & you’re connected to the internet. What’s this? You can get alerts when there are studies available to you on Prolific? ![]() But the fact he is an older star who could conceivably retire soon lowers the return value to a second-round pick, because the team who gets the star won’t have him for long. EA Tiburon says it has “completely realigned the base value of Draft picks to work with new Player Value changes.” Moreover, “teams will have more nuanced perspectives of valuing players and draft picks from their own and opponents.”Ī note from developers expanded on this concept with an example: A star player might objectively be worth a first-round draft pick in a one-for-one trade. Madden’s franchise mode has had the means of trading upcoming draft picks since Madden NFL 13 in 2012. The trade logic overhaul will also address assets whose trade value is somewhat unique to professional American football: draft picks. Both of these incongruities are resolved with the patch, EA Tiburon said. In other cases, players whose archetype didn’t fit with the playbook scheme of their current team (a power running back, for example, in a system built for receiving backs) would be undervalued when placed on the trading block, too. Now the CPU will either expect more in the trade, or simply refuse such offers. Middling-rated players could sometimes get one-for-one trade value with stars simply because both were at the top of their respective teams’ depth charts. For example, a talented player who wasn’t a starter on his old team, but would be a starter on the one being offered, was viewed as a backup-level value by the old trade logic. This means fixing inconsistencies and issues where highly rated players were inexplicably less valued by CPU teams. The changes EA Tiburon’s designers described in a blog post on Wednesday are meant to make trades for superstars “closer to what we’ve seen based on changing perceptions of ‘realistic’ trades over the years.” Although very granular and technical in the areas they address and improve, the updates still answer long-running demands from Franchise lifers who felt the latest game did little to improve the core mode.Ĭentral to the changes on deck is a reworking of the game’s player-trading logic, and the overall player valuation that behavior rests on. X-Factor and Superstar Ability Customizationĭear god why was this not already a thing? Did EA think that players would not want to pick which abilities that their players would want? It’s something small but I would love it because I can customize players to fit my scheme and what I want to do.Madden NFL 21’s developers will launch, on March 4, the last of three rounds of updates promised for the game’s Franchise mode. I understand having quarterbacks decline but when Aaron Rodgers goes from a 90+ to a 78 in 2-3 years, you know there’s a problem. We have also seen older quarterbacks play well beyond age 34, which was typically when quarterbacks used to call it quits. This is obviously not very realistic as we have seen Brady and Brees play at a good level into their 40s. It is impossible to develop a quarterback who is older than 30. One of my biggest complaints about Madden 20 was that regression hits like a truck. These are features that I believe could be introduced. EA has given us a list of potential features that could be added in Madden 21 and Madden 22. With Weingarten being a developer for Madden 21 Franchise mode it seems promising that we will finally get something new for Madden 21 Franchise mode. It is extremely possible that we should expect another update like this in which it will not be able to carry over into existing franchises. As we all saw, those abilities were not included into franchise modes that were created at launch. Madden 20 saw something similar with a post launch update that added more offensive linemen superstar abilities. EA employee and Madden 21 Franchise developer Andre Weingarten (Swami_EA on twitter) has given us the idea and implication that there will be a major patch to Madden 21 Franchise mode in the next week. Yet, I don’t know if it will be enough to save Madden 21? (EA Sports)įranchise fans, this may be our moment. A major patch for Madden 21 Franchise Mode could be on the way. ![]() This is probably going to be released during the winter of 2022. The manifest season 4 release date is not yet known. Fans are eagerly waiting for manifest season 4 episode 1. ![]() In this season 4 of manifest we will get to know does zeke die in manifest. Only three Netflix originals have ever been in the Top 10 for more than 100 days. Manifest’s streaming ratings smashed Nielsen records for six weeks in a row. More than 25 million Americans and Canadians tuned in during the show’s first month on the air. Dallas and Roxburgh, try to figure out what happened to them and reconstruct their lives. People in New York City assumed that the series’s major characters had been dead for a long time. This was said taking into account how the series is woven together. “There’s something ironic about this show,” said the show’s creator, Jeff Rake. ![]() After the first season, neither Netflix nor NBC wanted to continue producing the show. The decision comes after the show’s record-breaking debut on the streaming service. Netflix has announced that NBC’s Manifest will return for a second season in August 2021. Zeke manifest, jenna kurmemaj will also return. Dallas, Roxburgh and the supporting cast, will make cameos in season 4 manifest. The manifest season 3 was well received by the public. This series is based on a similar concept. Are you wondering if there is a season 4 of manifest? The fourth season of the television series Manifest will air on Netflix soon.įlight 828 had returned to Jamaica with its passengers five years after leaving. ![]() The large one is the negative side, the small is the positive. ![]() See that the two electrodes inside are different sizes. While you are inspecting your defunct string, break into and have a look at an LED. Replacing the fuse or flipping the plug does not address the root problem, and my bet is that you will have to toss the string and buy new. That event likely caused the fuse to blow. The fact that you can replace them should also bring with it the caution that you need to find out what caused the failure in the first place.Ī shorted bulb in one of your strings most likely caused a failure in a diode that changes that 110v AC to DC. The fuse was there to prevent further damage (fires). Testing a bring of LED's would require setting up your multimeter as an ammeter, breaking and testing the light string only (not the other two lines.īecause the string is made to work AS A WHOLE UNIT with AC power, the observation that flipping the plug should alert you that this function has been destroyed. LED's also cannot be tested like an incandescent string of lights using an ohmmeter because they have no filament. They also need the voltage to be greatly reduced. ![]() In order for your LEDs to wok on that circuit they need half of those oscillations to be eliminated. Alternating Current (your house current) fluctuates or oscillates 60 times a second. LED's (Light Emitting Diodes) only work with the current flowing through them in one direction. This business of flipping the plug, using oscilloscopes, or noting hz is all indicative of not understanding Diodes. Has anybody done this to a broken string of LED lights? Is this just a one-shot type of fuse?įailing repairing the 2nd half, I might cut the string in two and just insulate and seal the cut end with heat shrink. Even if I did get the plug open and find the fuse, I'm wondering if the fuse is even some standard size or type that can be readily replaced. The plug at the end with the problem looks like it has a small catch you could push in with a small screwdriver, but it appears almost impossible to pry open the plug without damaging it. Has anybody ever tried repairing this kind of LED Christmas light string? Is it worth it to try replacing the fuse? (Of course, it would only make sense doing so if there wasn't some other more serious fault in the circuit-but how would you debug the cause of the failure?) There must be a fault in the 2nd half of the string, or the fuse in that half must have blown. So, this idea that there are actually two independent circuits seems to make sense to me. I notice that most of the way through the string there are three wires-but at the middle-point of the string, there are only two wires joining the 2 halves. My understanding is that Christmas light strings like these are often two independent circuits, with fuses built into the plugs at either end. The whole string used to work, and it's only about a year or two old. With one string, exactly half of the LEDs don't light up when plugged into the AC. I have a bunch of Noma LED Christmas light strings, each with 70 LEDs. A bit of a low-tech, although seasonal, question for you: ![]() I would’ve never guessed that some of the most satisfying moments to be had while playing Desperados is when you can clear a scenario without having to fire a single shot. Whoever thought it would be interesting to slow down the heart-pounding shootouts of the Old West and turn it into a methodical stealth sim must have given one hell of a pitch. The environments take clear inspiration from the genre that, combined with the narrative, makes for a game that isn’t afraid to use a playbook if it makes for interesting gameplay.ĭesperados III’s take on cowboys is interesting, to say the least. Each game scenario takes place either during a train robbery, a flourishing mining town or even during a forced wedding ceremony. The world of Desperados is similarly draped in the finery that is the Old West. That adds a certain charm to the character as well as the entire cast, as the main story is so unapologetically western that you can’t help but crack a shy smile at the clicheness of it all. That last example might seem out of place, but will make more sense in context.ĭesperados III tells the story of John Cooper, a gun-slinging bounty hunter that wouldn’t look out of place were he placed in a Clint Eastwood western. In fact, the game feels like a brand new game that is tailor-made for both the Western fan, and the tactics nerds that enjoy games such as XCOM or even Hitman. And while Desperados is an older series, this newest release doesn’t bog itself down because of it. I’d long since lost the feeling of what it felt like playing games on PC, back when the coolest about those times were the cool pre-rendered CGI videos that introduced you to the game’s world. This focus of bringing an old and seemingly forgotten franchise back up to speed for modern players is incredibly nostalgic. Published by THQ Nordic, this marks a return for the Desperados franchise and capitalises on what made the original games so great, while reimagining the core gameplay experience so that it can work for both PC and console platforms. Known mostly for their previous game, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, their expertise with real-time tactical stealth games becomes astonishingly clear in Desperados III as soon as you start playing. Spellbound Entertainment is sadly no longer leading the charge, instead passing the buck over to Mimimi Games. During that time the game has not only changed publisher but developer as well. View a set of images at the gallery.Its been roughly fourteen years since we last saw a game from the Desperados series. Watch a trailer for the Collector’s Edition below. The Showdown mode allows you to pause the game anytime and react to ambushes or surprise attacks.ĭesperados III is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam this summer.Adjust the game to your playstyle with various difficulty settings and special replay challenges.Choose between non-lethal and deadly attacks, stealth and blazing guns.Witness the glory of classic Wild West scenarios like frontier towns, mysterious swamps, sprawling modern cities, and many more.Defeat large groups of enemies with careful planning and execution.Experience true freedom of choice with countless different ways to overcome any obstacle.Play five unique characters, each with a very particular set of skills.Combine your team’s special skills to overcome each tough challenge in your own style. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol. On Cooper’s quest for redemption, his adventures lead him and his gang from rural towns, over swamps and riverbanks, and finally to a dramatic showdown worthy of Wild West legends. In this long-awaited prequel to the beloved classic Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, John Cooper will join forces with the runaway bride Kate, the shady hitman Doc McCoy, the giant trapper Hector, and Isabelle, a mysterious lady from New Orleans. Here is an overview of the game, via THQ Nordic:ĭesperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Pre-orders are available now via the Desperados III official website. The temperature in the photosphere varies between about 6500 K at the bottom and 4000 kelvin at the top (11,0☏, 62☌). ![]() It reaches from the surface visible at the centre of the solar disk to about 250 miles (400 km) above that. ![]() Photosphere - The deepest layer of the Sun that we can observe directly. The outer layers of the Sun are the Photosphere, the Chromosphere, the Transition Region and the Corona. They show a region 51,000 miles (82,500 kilometers) across at a resolution of 11 miles (18km). In some of the images, astronomers have overlaid the Earth for scale. These images of the chromosphere – which extends for about 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) above the visible surface of the sun – were taken on June 3 this year. 'Its insights will transform how our nation, and the planet, predict and prepare for events like solar storms.' 'NSF's Inouye Solar Telescope is the world's most powerful solar telescope that will forever change the way we explore and understand our sun,' said NSF Director, Sethuraman Panchanathan. It started construction in 2013 and is said to have cost around $344 million (£300 million). National Solar Observatory (NSO) released the images this week in celebration of the recent inauguration of the telescope, which is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF). ![]() Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope on the island of Maui, Hawaii. National Solar Observatory's new images were taken by the Daniel K. Analysis of the data indicates that the density of electrons in the portion of the corona probed by the radio experienced a substantial increase as material from the CME moved across the path of the radio signals, as shown in the graph.Also seen are golden cell-like structures – each about the size of Texas – packed together like a honeycomb, which are the signature of violent motions that transport heat from inside the sun to its surface. On this day, a CME occurred the CME shock front first crossed the line of sight to Mars around 14:35 UT, causing a sudden increase in the noise pattern of the radio signal that lasted for several hours. The measurements shown in the graph were taken on 3 September 2004, from 14:05 to 17:42 UT, using the Mars Radio Science (MaRS) instrument on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft. Electrons in the coronal plasma interact with the radio signals, causing a frequency shift that can be measured on Earth and analysed to infer the electron density in the corona. In this configuration, or more precisely just before and after it, radio signals sent out by the spacecraft pass through the solar corona – the hot outer atmosphere of the Sun, which consists of turbulent plasma at temperatures of millions of degrees – as they travel towards Earth. ![]() This technique can be employed when a spacecraft is located at superior solar conjunction – meaning that Earth, Sun and the spacecraft lie on the same line, with the spacecraft located on the opposite side of the Sun with respect to our planet. The measurements are based on radio sounding of the solar corona, a technique that exploits radio transmissions from planetary missions to probe the corona of the Sun. CMEs are gigantic eruptions that release enormous amounts of matter and energy from the Sun through the corona and into space. This graph shows how the density of electrons in the solar corona – the hot outer atmosphere of the Sun, which consists of turbulent plasma at temperatures of millions of degrees – varies during a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). Density of electrons in the Sun's corona during a coronal mass ejectionĭepicts: Electron density in the Sun's corona during a CMEĬopyright: Image courtesy of Martin Pätzold, Rheinisches Institut für Umweltforschung, Abt. They are not all like it, but do be prepared. Or enjoy your holiday at the campsite, get a hire car and then get towed home/ your own dealer at the end of your stay! Not that bad, you will save a forune in fuel! lol! Shop Fix & Go Tek AIRFLAT Repairs Tyre Inflation Compressor Kit 450ml with Sealant Glue Bottle BB 06/2022 online at best prices at desertcart - the best. If no dealers are going to be open, and you do break down, ask to be taken to your campsite - you can then liase with the dealer yourself, then call fiat assist for another tow to the dealer - that way you don't get palmed off by the recovery contractor. Replace tires when you start to see signs of wear, like patches of very thin rubber. Some are very good and will repair faults the best they can, others are after the cash - which means loaning you a car and dragging yours back at a later date - difference between £55 and £1500 bill! That is the reality - what will happen on the day is anyones' guess. ![]() ![]() If they are using contractors, especially during busy periods - which is when you are most likely to travel - they may not want to repair it! It will be a case of taking you to a main dealer (if open) or giving you a loan car and sending you on your way, repatriating the vehicle to your home address later. Bike shops that also work on electric bicycles will be more inclined and less intimidated (or worried about liability).As with all recovery schemes, it depends on who arrives! Some bike shops will perform scooter repairs, but the vast majority won’t touch them. When all else fails visit your local bike shop. If you’re not sure, a quick Google search should turn up anything near you. You might be lucky enough to live near one of these. Some repairs are best left to the professionals. Local personal electric vehicle shops are popping up in most urban areas. See our guides to DIY electric scooter repair to learn how to fix the most problem problems. Typical repairs are fixing flat tires, changing tires, adjusting brakes, and fixing squeaks and loose parts. D uring a post - phase, turn - up of an. Be aware that even some of the most common and popular electric scooter models are not maintenance friendly e.g. You can do most common repairs if you have a maintenance-friendly scooter. Overseas distributors on Alibaba will not be able to support you as well due to prohibitively expensive shipping costs. In our experience, a distributor with a presence in your home country will better support you. If you’re doing research for an electric scooter purchase, then definitely make sure to check out the distributors policy and warranty information before buying. Depending on their policy and time since purchase, you can probably send it back for repair or replacement. If you bought your electric scooter from a reliable distributor, you are in luck. Continuous engineering research and thorough laboratory testing have resulted in a totally automatic product as well. Car Care, Automotive Maintenance, Oil Change, Tire, Tire Services. Fix&Go 121 subscribers SENSOR is our most advanced temporary tire repair system. ![]() We are beta-testing a repair finder that allows you to search for local electric scooter repair mechanics / shops near you.Ĭheck out our PEV Repair Finder. Locate and compare Fix-Go-Auto-Services-Ltd in South Surrey BC, Yellow Pages Local. Best of all, you can even login with your Facebook account (if you don’t want to create a new one). The ESG Forums are one of the fastest-growing online forums for all things electric scooter related and is teeming with experts and enthusiasts,Īsk your repair question in the ESG forums (you’ll need to sign up to post, but it’s quick and painless). Local personal electric vehicle (PEV) repair shopsīecause many electric scooter problems end up being relatively simple to fix (sometimes with a bit of guidance), your best bet is to seek advice in forums.Most likely it will be a flat tire or brake adjustment. In fact, you can expect some type of repair every 550 miles or about 6.5 months of use, on average. If you put enough miles on your scooter, chances are you will have to do some type of maintenance. Never fear! In this guide you’ll learn what your options are and what to do if you find yourself with a broken scooter. What can you do if your electric scooter needs a repair? As can be expected with many new technologies, service facilities are not fully established. ![]() Originally developed for use on fish, web tags were adopted by waterfowl biologists to mark ducklings and goslings that were too small to be leg banded. Web tags are small markers etched with letters and numbers. Despite their somewhat cumbersome appearance, nasal saddles and discs do not seem to adversely affect the survival of birds wearing them. These markers have been extremely useful in studying local movements, fidelity to nesting and wintering areas, survival, and behavior. Nasal discs, small plastic markers of various colors and shapes, are similarly attached on either side of the bill. These markers are often inscribed with unique codes and come in various color combinations. ![]() Nasal saddles fit over the bill and are attached with a metal rod through the nares (nostrils). Nasal saddles and discs are auxiliary markers frequently used on ducks. Colored leg bands are larger than metal bands, so they too can be read from long distances. Like neck bands, these markers are made of plastic, come in a variety of color combinations, and are inscribed with unique codes. As a result, colored leg bands have gained favor among biologists in recent years. In addition, under certain weather conditions ice can collect on neck bands, with potentially deadly consequences for waterfowl. Some research suggests that neck bands may adversely influence the survival of marked waterfowl because hunters are able to identify and selectively harvest birds that are wearing them. You might just find that it's carrying an auxiliary marker. The next time you harvest a duck or goose, take a moment to thoroughly examine the bird inside and out. Auxiliary markers can be placed on a bird's bill, feet, legs, neck, and back, and can even be implanted internally (in the case of some transmitters). These markers allow individual birds to be identified not only in hand but also from a distance. This information has helped protect vulnerable migrant Canada goose populations while maximizing harvest opportunity on overabundant resident populations.Īuxiliary Markers Researchers often use auxiliary markers in addition to standard metal leg bands. These markers have played a key role in determining when Arctic-nesting Canada geese arrive on staging and wintering areas. Neck bands have been used extensively to delineate goose and swan populations, study the birds' movements and distribution, and estimate survival and population size. Neck bands can be easily read from long distances with spotting scopes or binoculars, allowing each marker to be observed many times across broad geographic areas during a bird's lifetime. For example, in Missouri we were issued white neck bands with black codes for use in our giant Canada goose research. Different color combinations represent various regions in which birds are marked. These bands are made of plastic or flexible vinyl and encrypted with unique alphanumeric codes. Neck bands are a type of auxiliary marker often used in conjunction with leg bands on geese and swans. All this information helps waterfowl managers set hunting seasons and bag limits each year to support healthy waterfowl populations. Moreover, band recovery data can be used to estimate age-, sex-, and species-specific survival harvest rates and derivation crippling losses recovery rates and band reporting rates. Band recoveries can also show biologists how the waterfowl harvest is distributed throughout states, flyways, or the continent. By plotting banding sites on northern breeding areas as well as the points where hunters harvested banded birds derived from those locations, biologists were able to delineate the four major waterfowl flyways that span North America. One of the earliest objectives of waterfowl banding research was to assist in discovering the migration routes followed by ducks and geese. On average about 350,000 waterfowl are leg banded each year, and around 85,000 are recovered and reported. Each band is inscribed with a unique eight- or nine-digit number, and the last number of the prefix indicates the band size. Most of today's leg bands are made of aluminum and vary in size according to waterfowl species. People have been banding birds for centuries in Europe, and the first large-scale North American banding program was established in 1922. When most hunters think about waterfowl markers, shiny metal leg bands immediately come to mind. Thus shooting a banded bird is a rare and special event indeed. Later in life, I learned that only a small number of waterfowl are banded and that an even smaller number of those birds are harvested. Being young I didn't understand all the hullabaloo that my father and his friends made over the occasion. My waterfowling career had a storybook beginning-the first Canada goose I ever shot on Wisconsin's famed Horicon Marsh was wearing a leg band, and that band still adorns my lanyard today. |
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