Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:57:30 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Sherry Peruzzi Subject: Banded Canada goose MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I tried to post this yesterday, but it apparently didn't get through, so I'm trying again. Watching a flock of Canada geese Wednesday evening, my husband and I noticed one of them was banded. I was surprised, because these birds are so ubiquitous. Should we report the sighting to someone? It was a wide band around the bird's neck marked V88. The goose was on Wilde Lake in Howard County. I'm also concerned because the band seemed to be too small, as if the goose was banded when it was young and has now outgrown it. The lower part of its neck seemed constricted by the band. Looking at the necks of the other geese that were with it, the bottom of their necks seemed to be wider, as was this goose's neck just above the band. Is this a problem, or should I not be worried about it? Sherry -- Every 3.6 seconds someone dies of hunger. 75% are children under 5. Donate food to the UN World Food Programme AT NO COST TO YOU: http://www.thehungersite.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================