Subject: Fw: Bands on Elegant Terns
Date: Aug 31 11:37:30 1997
From: "Tom Schooley" - dunlin at mail.tss.net


HI Tweets
Seen any elegants lately? Were they banded? Per the note below check for
bands on Elegant Tern legs, this is a clue as to the birds origin.

Tom Schooley, Olympia WA , dunlin at mail.tss.net
Lilac rain, unbroken chain; song of the Saw-Whet owl.

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> From: Sebnabgill at aol.com
> To: dunlin at mail.tss.net
> Subject: Re: Bands on Elegant Terns
> Date: Saturday, August 30, 1997 4:54 PM
>
> Hi,
>
> It's probably a little late, but could you post on TWEETERS a note asking
> folks to examine any Elegant Terns they see for bands. McCaskie pointed
out
> to me that the Bolsa Chica colony has a fairly high band rate, and none
of
> the other colonies are banded. Steve and I checked for bands on our
visit to
> Bolsa Chica, and noted at least a 10% band rate. Thus, we could learn
> something about the origin of these birds.
>
> Thanks,
>
> BT

PS
The above is from Bill Tweit.