Paul,

This PWRC web site discusses the colors and letter combinations of collared
CAGO.  Your bird may have been collared in the Canadian portion of the
Mississippi flyway.

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/homepage/cagoprot.htm

Thanks,

Jay Keller



----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Pisano" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:41 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Misc. DC sightings


> I was remiss in not providing a summary of the Arboretum Subsector of the
> Anacostia Sector of the DC CBC from last weekend (12/16).  There were nine
> of us covering this area, including Count Compiler, Larry Cartwright,
which
> allowed for very good coverage.  We managed to find 52 species, which
isn't
> too bad for a day in December.  Highlights found by various members of the
> team were:
>
> 1 ad. Peregrine floating over our heads at Mt. Olivet Cemetary (a brief
stop
> before the Arb opens)
> 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch
> 1 Pine Warbler
> 1 Purple Finch
>
> There were good numbers of robins, but low numbers of waxwings and
finches.
> We also had a good mix of raptors (9 species).
>
> Today (Thursday, 12/21) I went to Anacostia River Park to try to refind
the
> Orange-crowned Warbler that Bob Ringler found there during the Count.  I
was
> successful in refinding the 2 Baltimore Orioles, but could not find the
> warbler (just a bunch of O-c warbler-wannabees in the form of Ruby-crowned
> Kinglets).  An adult Bald Eagle sitting on a piling about 50' away from me
> was a nice consolation.
>
> To top off my morning of birding, I ended it with one of those "only while
> birding in DC" experiences:  I was approaching the Anacostia wetlands
when,
> what to my wandering [sic] eyes should appear but Santa Clause emerging
from
> the old NPS Nursery, pushing a wheelchair full of bags.  We exchanged
> hellos, and he continued on his way as if this was all perfectly normal.
I
> later saw him crossing South Capitol Street Bridge, heading for places
> unknown.
>
> On a related note (to DC birds, not to homeless people dressed as Santa),
> two weeks ago I was scanning the flock of Canada Geese on the lawn of the
> Washington Monument, and saw 2 geese with orange neck bands that had
yellow
> letters/numbers.  I could only make out one of them; it read "H2M7."  Does
> anyone know how to trace the origin of this bird (or at least the band)?
>
> Good birding,
> Paul Pisano
> Arlington, VA