From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Wed Oct 29 22:44:42 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9U6fn6V011429 for <[[email protected]]>; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:41:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from [64.81.78.186] (dsl081-078-186.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.78.186]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9U6ebMU011381; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:40:37 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <[[email protected]]> References: <[[email protected]]> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v606) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <[[email protected]]> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Chuq Von Rospach <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] 10-29-03 Cockateel type bird with band? Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 22:40:34 -0800 To: [[email protected]] X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.606) Cc: SBB Chat Group <[[email protected]]>, Chuq Von Rospach <[[email protected]]> X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] On Oct 29, 2003, at 10:26 PM, [[email protected]] wrote: > I was able to get close-up views and pictures (see > http://community.webshots.com/user/birdermom). An odd situation > aroused my curiosity. The bird (which is not listed in any of my bird > books, but which looks similar to a bird a roommate of mine had about > 17 years ago) has a leg band! Why would an escaped bird have a leg > band? That's a cockatiel, clearly an escaped pet. Fairly standard markings, also clearly a male with Cinnamon markings. Nice looking bird. the banding is done by the breeders for identification and aging purposes. They usually identify the bird via a code that can be traced back to the breeder via one of the societies. Some bands have a date on it, others are color coded to birth year. Also, which leg is banded can determine sex. Banding captive-bred birds is one way breeders document they are captive-bred, since importing native 'tiels from Australia is prohibited. quick link on cockatiel banding: http://sprout.phpwebhosting.com/~feistyhome/banding.htm _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]