Color-marked (auxiliary marking) birds should be reported to the Bird 
Banding Laboratory via their web site report form (www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl). 
Please be patient and you will either get a Certificate giving banding 
information (if we can get a band number from the researcher) or you will 
get a copy of a letter that we send to the bander asking them to contact 
you. If we can't locate anyone doing this type of marking, we will also 
let you know. All of this does take time so you need to be patient. This 
is also our peak time of year so it will also take a little longer because 
of this.

I am forwarding your report to the biologist who handles auxiliary marking 
so you do not need to report this one again. One other point regarding 
banding of House Sparrows -- because this species is not part of the 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act marking is not governed by the Federal 
government.

Cheers,
Kathy

Kathy Klimkiewicz, Biologist
USGS Patuxent WRC BBL
12100 Beech Forest RD STE 4037
Laurel MD 20708-4037
301-497-5795 work
Fax 301-497-5717

(will change to  soon)
www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl




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[MDOSPREY] House Sparrow with yellow leg bands






We live in Bethesda in Montgomery County.  Today we saw a male House 
Sparrow at our feeder with two yellow bands on its left leg.  Does anyone 
know if someone is doing a study of House Sparrows in this area using the 
colored bands and, if so, whether we should report this sighting to them?

Thanks.

Jim Nelson
Bethesda, Maryland