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Delaware
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Since
2003, lime green engraved flags with a unique alpha-numeric combination
have been used on shorebirds banded in the United States. These flags
can be easily seen using a spotting scope or a good pair of binoculars.
Each country in the Americas was assigned a different color flag code
by the Pan
American Shorebird Program (PASP), making it easier to identify
the banders of marked shorebirds. The unique inscription make it possible
to track the migratory movements of individuals without having to
recapture them.
Below are several images of banded shorebirds. These birds were
banded as part of a study to determine migration routes and body condition
of shorebirds stopping over in Delaware Bay.
Red
knots at Stone Harbor
Foreground bird banded on North Captiva Island, FL, 1/2/06
Background bird banded at Mispillion Harbor, DE, 6/6/06
Photo by Bill Moses
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Red knot
Banded on Longboat Key, FL, on 12/31/05
Photo by Terry Wright
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to enlarge |
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Sanderlings at Stone Harbor
Banded at Cooks Beach, NJ on 5/14/06
Photo
by Bill Buchanan
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Ruddy turnstones resighted in Puerto Rico
Banded at Reeds Beach, NJ on 5/14/05
Photo by Luis Silvestre
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Semipalmated sandpiper
Resighted in Guadeloupe
Banded in NJ by NJ
Audubon Society
Photo by Anthony Levesque
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