And a non-banded Whimbrel was just seen yesterday in Duluth (April 22nd), in addition to a Painted Redstart seen just south of the Cities yesterday. So keep your eyes open...it's an exciting time of the year! Good birdin', Alyssa DeRubeis Stevens Point, Portage Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter A. Fissel" <pfissel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Wisconsin Birding Network" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 3:35:43 PM Subject: [wisb] FWD: Banded shorebirds (request for reports) I just pulled this off the MOU-Net listserv - just in case anyone sees one... From: Robert_Russell AT FWS.GOV Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:00:12 -0500 Please Report Color-flagged Hudsonian Godwits and Whimbrels Since 2007, we have attached uniquely numbered/lettered, red color-flags to 790 Godwits and 355 Whimbrels on Chiloé Island, Chile. Godwits or Whimbrels have also been flagged in Alaska, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Manitoba, and Virginia. If you see any of these flagged birds, please submit your observations to www.bandedbirds.org. On this site, there are instructions on how to read and report color-flagged birds, and you can click on â??Report Resightingâ?? to enter your observations. By using this site, to report one of our flagged godwits or Whimbrels, you will immediately know where and when it was banded. Banding projects to study migratory shorebirds that make epic hemispheric journeys have been underway since the mid 1990â??s. In recent years, the birds have been tagged with engraved markers allowing identification of individuals with spotting scopes. The combination of banding and resighting data allows greater understanding of the habitat uses and needs by imperiled species. With this understanding comes the hope of achieving the protective actions required to halt, and even reverse, the population decline exhibited by many shorebird species. For more information on the Hudsonian Godwit and Whimbrel project in Chile, contact Brad Andres (brad_andres AT fws.gov; 303-275-2324) or Jim Johnson (jim_a_johnson AT fws.gov; 907-786-3423). Thanks in advance for the assistance. Brad Andres, National Shorebird Coordinator, USFWS Marked Hudsonian Godwits have already been reported in SD and Whimbrels in N FL the past week. ****************************************************************** Posted by Robert P. Russell Division of Migratory Birds U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056 #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn