Shorebirds are moving north now from their wintering to breeding grounds. Birders can provide a huge hand to migration research and conservation efforts by looking for and reporting the individually marked leg "flags" that are used on many species. As many as 10% of all Red Knots on the Was coast are banded (i.e.. if you find a little group 10, the odds are that one is banded). Record the color of the flag, the 2- or 3-letter/number code and if you can, which leg it was on. (E.g. light green or dark green means it was banded in the US; orange = Argentina; white = Canada and so on).
-- Then, please enter your sighting(s) to bandedbirds.org. You'll even be able to find where "your" bird was originally banded and where it's been seen since then. These resightings are invaluable in helping us understand where shorebirds are going and where best to put conservation resources. Thank you!
--Charles Duncan
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