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From: Irene Hernandez<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
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Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 3:48 PM
Subject: [BRDBRAIN] Banded Red Knot Sighting Pinellas County



During the last few weeks I have often seen groups of Red Knots at Redington Shores Beach.  Numbers have ranged from 70 to over 130, at times.  On February 3 Judy Fisher and I discovered one banded Red Knot among the group.  It had an orange flag on its left leg with A4 on the upper part of the leg.  On February 14 I found it again and was able to take photos that showed all of the banding information I needed to send Brian Harrington of Manomet Center a report. He was glad to receive my report because it was an update of his own sighting of this individual last November 12, 2005, in Longboat Key. He stated that A4 was marked in Argentina, which makes it one of only a few that are found in North America during winter. I observed and reported this Red Knot during the GBBC.

Brian would appreciate learning about any future sightings of A4.  Below are band details:  

        
right leg    metal aluminum band above H6861
                
left leg     orange A4 flag above
             lower leg has white over green bands

If you see A4 on the beach somewhere along the Florida coast or beyond, please report your sighting to
Brian Harrington
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A photo of A4 can be seen at http://home.tampabay.rr.com/skimmer<http://home.tampabay.rr.com/skimmer>

Thanks.
Irene Hernandez
Redington Shores, FL
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