All,
Found about 250 Red Knots north of the Little Estero Lagoon area this
morning (Sat 9 Sep 06), some with the same band combination as my last
report and some new combinations. These birds were spread out from the
Holiday Inn beach northward. Early or late on the weekend would be the best
time to look for them, as the walkers and beach-goers begin flushing the
flocks and they gradually work their way up beach. I didn't have time to
check the lagoon itself, so I don't know if the remaining 200 or more of my
initial flock were down in that direction (south of the Holiday Inn). If
you check the beach behind the Holiday Inn you will need to walk down to the
water's edge, as you can't see the shoreline from the hotel. The intertidal
zone is below your line of sight from the back of the beach. A few hundred
yards south of the hotel, where the large beach narrows down, are some
tidal/rain pools that are worth checking for knots and a variety of other
shorebirds, gulls, and terns. I'll post the band combos seen today a bit
later as time allows.
Charlie
Charlie Ewell
Cape Coral, FL
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Subject: [SHOREBIRDS] Banded Red Knots at Little Estero Lagoon (USA)
All,
I had a big flock of Red Knots at Little Estero Lagoon, Ft Myers Beach, FL
(USA) this evening, Tue 5 Sep 06, numbering just over 450. There were 22
banded individuals, with 18 having a combo of a Blue band above the left
"knee", and a Lime Green flag with 3 letters above the right "knee" and a
metal band below the right "knee". The letter combos were VAE, VAH, VAM,
VAP, VCL, VEY, VLC, VMX, VNT, VNX, VPN, VUP, V V Y, VXC, VXE, VXU, VYJ, XAC.
I also had an individual with the Lime Green flag (UUJ) over the left
"knee", but a Lime Green band over the left "knee" with a metal band under.
Another individual had the Lime Green flag (TJU) over the left "knee", and a
Yellow band over the right "knee" with a metal band under.
The final two individuals had a Green Flag (no inscription) over the left
"knee". One individual had Green over Yellow bands under the "knee" of the
flagged leg, with a metal band over the right 'knee" and Green over Red
bands under the right "knee".
The other individual had Green over Yellow bands under the "knee" of the
Green flagged left leg, with a metal band over the right "knee" and Green
over Red under the "knee".
The REKNs have been reported to Brian Harrington and other interested
parties. Has anyone seen any of these birds in their area?
Charlie Ewell
Cape Coral, FL
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