I think it a good idea to report it and serves to support research and migratory studies of birds. Here’s a link to a site where I reported and attached a photo of a banded piping plover on the beach earlier this year. I was surprise to get a response some time later (a few weeks) with some interesting history about that bird. They forwarded my report to the appropriate people who had the tagging information. Besides seeing a nice bird I got to know more about it. What fun. https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/bblretrv/index.cfm Ed Hickl Houston and Canyon LakeEdit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner