Sean:

I was there this week too!  Thank you for mentioning it - it is very important 
for a current study of red knots, whose North American population is in serious 
decline.  Your information is greatly appreciated.

The colored flags with alpha numeric code make it possible to identify 
individuals birds, and your excellent photos could be very helpful.  Where were 
the birds at North Slaughter Beach (address if known, or name of public 
access road)? The information is used to track the movement of birds at 
specific locations around DE Bay, and elsewhere, while they are at their mid-
Atlantic staging areas.

FYI, please report your observed shorebird bands from that location or 
elsewhere as follows:

Send in the following info with it:

- Location of sighting (please be as specific as possible)
- Date
- Species if known (photo is great!)
- Band and Flag information: flag color and code (most important) with band 
and flag positions noted (example: Upper Left Leg: Red Band; Lower Left Leg: 
Blue Band; Upper Right Leg: Lime Flag with “AB” code; Lower Right Leg: Metal 
USFWS Band)
- flock size of the species with a flagged individual (useful if known)

In return for submitting this data, you will be sent information on when and 
where the bird was caught and banded.

Please send your observations (email preferred) to:
Kevin Kalasz
Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program
Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
4876 Hay Point Landing Road
Smyrna, DE 19977
(302) 653-2880


Cheers!
Jeff Shenot
Croom MD