Band number 0629-51839, wing-tag C-31

GE 31 represents the "oldest" eagle in terms of banding to last tag encounter - 12 years! GE 31 was first observed in Cody, WY on 1/12/2010 and wasn't seen again until

4/2/2018 where is was photographed (with binoculars and cell phone!) by Travis Boons while it was feeding on a moose carcass near Denali National Park.

Banded: October 26, 2006
Location:  Nora Ridge (Lincoln, MT)
First Encounter: 12 Jan. 2010
Location: Cody, WY
Second Encounter: 2-3 April 2018
Location: Denali NP, AK (near east border)
Age: Time of banding, Hatch-Year (HY)
Age: Time of encounter (12-years-old)
Sex: Male
Mass: 3600 grams
Lead: 29.3 μg/dl (sub-clinical)
Isotope:  -165.3
Condition: Alive and well
Comments: This encounter represents the longest time span between banding, and last encounter date of any of our tagged eagles.