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Banded spoonbills should have two bands: One lower on the leg (above the toes or above what most people refer to as the “ankle”) that is aluminum with a small 9 digit number engraved into it and a larger, second band further up the opposite leg (above what most people call the “knee”). It is this larger band further up on the leg that we are interested in having you report here. This band should be a colored alphanumeric band that should have a 2 or 3 digit alphanumeric code that is more prominent and easy to read than the lower band. It should be noted that many of these alphanumeric bands that were put on chicks in the 2000’s have lost all paint and just appear as a blank gun-metal colored band that does not have a code any longer. We are still interested in these bands even if they can not be read.

Please answer these questions

Observer information

Observers name:
email address or preferred other contact information:
phone number (optional):

Band Information

Does the band above the knee have an obvious color and/or alphanumeric code or does it just look like a blank gun-metal colored band? If it is the later skip to the location information.

Which leg was the alphanumeric band on: L, R, Don’t recall

Type of alphanumeric band: Metal (has a riveted flange), Plastic (perfectly cylindrical with no flange) or unsure of type

Band color: Black, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Gray,
Can you read the 2 or 3 digit alphanumeric code: Yes, no

lettering position: Vertical (one letter stacked on top of the other) or horizontal (letters arranged side by side like when being written on a page)
What is the alphanumeric code:

Location Information
Date and time of sighting (approximate time is fine)
county of sighting (e.g. Sarasota)
where located (as specific as possible; for example “Myakka river state park” is helpful, “100 yards NE of second bridge on the main road in Myakka River State Park “ is more helpful):
coordinates (from google earth or other mapping service):

Do you have a picture of the bird and/or the band: Y, N (please send a copy to jerry.lorenz@audubon.org)