Hi Tweeters,

Yes, there are some color-banded crows hanging around downtown that were
captured and monitored a few years ago by a UW researcher. Sightings of
color-banded crows can be reported to the UW through this website:

http://courses.washington.edu/vseminar/main.htm#8

Cheers,

Kara Whittaker
West Seattle
kara.whittaker at gmail.com


Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:25:34 -0700
From: Kevin Purcell <kevinpurcell at pobox.com>
Subject: [Tweeters] Marked American Crow seen at Pier 50 on Seattle
Waterfront (and Belted Kingfisher)
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Cc: Kevin Purcell <kevinpurcell at pobox.com>
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I saw a American Crow at Pier 50 on Seattle Waterfront with colored
study rings on his legs last Thursday 09/26/08.

Band colors: yellow over metal (left); orange over orange (right).

A University of Washington study bird, perhaps? Are there many
other's around?

Bird didn't look too healthy given it's hopping movement (bit
unsteady). It was eating discarded fast food on the cycle path (just
opposite the MacDonalds by the Ferry Terminal).

I was surprised given my red/green color blindness that I could tell
the yellow and orange bands apart but it was quite easy.

On another note the same day I saw a Belted Kingfisher on the
Waterfront hanging around on Pier 48 (the old Victoria ferry terminal
now abandoned). The bird was moving around between a few locations
(under the pier) but seemed to favor a perch overlooking the water on
a stair-like structure on the northern side by the western-most glass
doors.
--
Kevin Purcell
kevinpurcell at pobox.com