No, it was one of the original people that spotted the bird that banded
it.

Calvin Gehlen
calvin at gobirding.com
Vancouver, BC

-----Original Message-----
From: sanjer at televar.com [SMTP:sanjer at televar.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 9:23 PM
To: calvin at inisystems.com
Cc: 'tweeters at u.washington.edu'
Subject: Re: Eurasian Kestrel

Is it possible that there are two birds??

Jerry and Sandy Converse
Grand Coulee, WA
mailto:sanjer at televar.com


> 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

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