I'm forwarding this to the list, at the request of Bill Watson, from 
Tonawanda, NY:

     On June 13, 2007, twenty-five nestling Great Egrets were 
color-banded at the heron colony on Motor Island in the Niagara River 
and 125 nestling Great Egrets were banded in a similar manner at 
Georgian Bay.
     Once again I will be asking for birders to look for Great Egrets 
with RED BANDS WITH WHITE LETTER-NUMBERS ABOVE THE “KNEE” OF THE 
LEFT LEG AND THE TRADITIONAL ALUMINUM BAND ABOVE THE “ANKLE” OF THE 
RIGHT LEG. The band code on the red band can usually be read with a 
spotting scope as the letter-numbers are nearly an inch high.
     The egrets from both locations likely migrate south through Ohio. 
If you see any please try to read the band code. Even if you cannot read 
the code on the band please report your observation to at least one of 
the following people:

D. V. Chip Weseloh
Canadian Wildlife Service-Ontario Region
4905 Dufferin St.
Downsview, Ontario
M3H 5T4
Phone: 416-739-5846
email:  [log in to unmask]
and/or
Connie Adams
NYSDEC
270 Michigan Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone (716) 851-7010
email:  [log in to unmask]

William Watson
771 Fletcher Street
Tonawanda,  NY  14150
Phone  (716) 695-2820
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Please try to include your location and the number of Egrets in the group.



--
Ned Keller
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