Subject: FW: Eurasian Kestrel
Date: Nov 3 20:38:38 1999
From: David Chelimer - chelimer at earthlink.net


Life bird or no, today's sighting of the bird and its escape from the
Peregrine would have made the day a red letter one. That was one great show.
But it would be awfully nice to know whether or not this is an escapee or a
wild bird. If it has indeed been banded SINCE its first observation I think
some details would be very welcome.

David Chelimer
Seattle
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From: Calvin Gehlen <calvin at inisystems.com>
To: "'tweeters at u.washington.edu'" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Subject: RE: Eurasian Kestrel
Date: Wed, Nov 3, 1999, 9:27 PM


Scott,

Strange as it may seem, the bird was banded between when it was first
sighted and today. It is not an escapee.


Calvin Gehlen
calvin at gobirding.com

-----Original Message-----
From: S. Downes [SMTP:sdownes at u.washington.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 6:10 PM
To: tweeters
Subject: Eurasian Kestrel

Tweets,
Relocated the bird at about 3:00 this afternoon further up Chuckanut Drive
in a field. Here is my problem: The bird had a band on it when noticing it
today and I saw no sign of a band yesterday after watching from a close
range. The band is on the upper leg area, about 1 inch down from the
body. A couple of birders from Cal. were thinking it must be a falconer's
escapee. Since nobody else reported this band, is it possible that the
bird was banded today or late yesterday? Or is it an escapee? Thanks for
any thoughts.
Thanks,

Scott Downes
sdownes at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA

"Birds don't read bird books. (That's why they are seen doing things they
are not supposed to do)." -Mary Wood