Moments ago, after leaving my conference in OC, I stopped by Skimmer
Island with my scope. There is one healthy, stunning RED KNOT mixed in
with some Dunlin and BB Plover!

Dan Haas
West Annapolis


On 5/19/08, Kathy Klimkiewicz <> wrote:
> Gentle reminder to report auxiliary marker sightings to the Bird Banding
> Laboratory. Go to our home page (www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl) and choose 'Report
> a Color Marked Bird'. Please be patient as it takes time to get the band
> numbers but you will get a reply. Thanks.
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> Cheers,
> Kathy
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> M. Kathleen Klimkiewicz, Biologist
> USGS Patuxent WRC BBL
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> Report bands: reportband.gov and get instant feedback!
> http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl
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> Sean McCandless <>
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> Hi all. Yesterday Maurice Barnhill and I took a brief excursion down to
> the Delaware Bay. Despite the cloudy weather, it was highly entertaining
> watching all the Pipers doing what they have been doing for Thousands upon
> thousands years.
> I took my 15 year old son down today. Great Light for me for photography
> and he really wanted to see the spectacle of spring time on the Delaware
> Bay and being this is the only time I would have for a while to get down
> there, we didn't want to miss it.
> I was at the North end of Slaughter Beach for about an hour, my son hung
> in there for about 30 minutes before he got board and went back to the
> truck.
> I did manage to find 2 Knots with Leg bands. May be there are recent
> Delaware bandings, Maybe not. If anyone knows, pass the info on please.
> Follow the links below, the top on is the leg bands and the bottom is just
> some photographs I took today.
> Leg Band;
> http://www.smbirdphotos.com/index.cgi?do=view_photos&subcatID=131
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> Sandpiper Smorgasbord;
> http://www.smbirdphotos.com/index.cgi?do=view_photos&subcatID=131
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> Sean McCandless
> Cecil  Bird Club President
> Elkton, MD
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