I'll try this again. Jan Shaw Nashville, TN Likely Record-Setting Recovery of Shorebird Banded 20 Years Ago May 20, 2004 -- A shorebird that turned up near Jacksonville, Florida last Friday is creating a buzz in the international ornithological community. The bird, a Red Knot, which had been banded 20 years earlier in Lagoa do Peixe in southern Brazil, is very likely the oldest shorebird on record. "Absolutely amazing" were the words of Brian Harrington, a senior scientist at Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences (www.manomet.org), who led the research team that first banded the bird in Brazil more than 20 years ago. According to Harrington, Patrick and Doris Leary discovered the banded bird while conducting shorebird surveys from Florida's Bird Islands to Fort George Inlet. The Leary's reported sighting a knot with "a strange gray-colored marker" to Harrington by email, who was able to confirm through photos that this bird was one banded by his team in 1984. At the time of banding the bird was already an adult, so Harrington has been able to conclude that the bird is at least 21 years old. This bird has "clocked" almost 400,000 migration miles over the course of its lifetime. "It is a champion migrant," Harrington said, noting that even though this species is known for its remarkable flights, this particular bird has an exceptional story. For the full article go to: http://www.manomet.org/WHSRN/redknotstory.htm Press Release Excerpt courtesy of Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences _______________________________________________ This information is provided by the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN) Listserver. You are invited to respond to WHSRN@xxxxxxxxxxx to contribute news, offer comments or unsubscribe. _______________________________________________ =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================