Subject: Re: Return of the Banded Red-tail
Date: Mar 7 18:28:52 1997
From: Don Baccus - dhogaza at pacifier.com


>Some of you may remember that about this time last year, I reported an
>immature Red-tailed Hawk, banded on the right leg

Is this a USF&W band? Your chances of being able to read it seem
absymally low but it would be cool to find out who banded it. Also,
recovery rates for raptors banded during migration here in the West
is really low, well below 1% for Goshutes-banded birds.

Maybe it can get caught by some bander?