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Banded Piping Plovers in Andros, Bahamas

Explanation of banding codes:

The bands are listed in this order: left leg from top to bottom, dash [-], right leg from top to bottom.

The letter "X" stands for a gray band, and "Z" stands for a black flag. For "Z" flagged birds the colors are Orange, Dark Blue, Dark Green, Light Green, Black, Yellow, Red and White. All Z-flagged birds have a black flag at upper left and a white band at lower right, & were banded nearby on Andros in February 2010.

For the orange-flagged bird the colors are Blue, Orange flag, green, and Orange. It's a female, banded in 2005 along the north shore of Lake Michigan a little west of the Mackinac bridge.

These birds should be making their way north in spring 2011 - if you spot any of them, get a photo and let me know!
plover flats at dusk
plover flats at dusk		 Plover habitat
Plover habitat		 Sunset over the flats, Kamalame Cay
Sunset over the flats, Kamalame Cay		 Sunset over the flats, Kamalame Cay
Sunset over the flats, Kamalame Cay		 36 Piping Plovers in flight
36 Piping Plovers in flight		 Piping Plover, band ZBLK BLK-W, 2011-02-24 07:22
Piping Plover, band ZBLK BLK-W, 2011-02-24 07:22
Piping Plover, band ZBLK BLK-W, 2011-02-24 07:22
Piping Plover, band ZBLK BLK-W, 2011-02-24 07:22		 Piping Plover, band ZBLK O-W, 2011-02-23 17:54
Piping Plover, band ZBLK O-W, 2011-02-23 17:54		 Piping Plover, band ZBLK O-W, 2011-02-24 08:47
Piping Plover, band ZBLK O-W, 2011-02-24 08:47		 Piping Plover, band ZBLK O-W, 2011-02-24 08:47
Piping Plover, band ZBLK O-W, 2011-02-24 08:47		 Piping Plover, band ZBLK O-W, 2011-02-24 08:47
Piping Plover, band ZBLK O-W, 2011-02-24 08:47		 Piping Plover, band ZDG BLK-W, 2011-02-22 17:00
Piping Plover, band ZDG BLK-W, 2011-02-22 17:00
Piping Plover, band ZDG BLK-W, 2011-02-22 17:00
Piping Plover, band ZDG BLK-W, 2011-02-22 17:00		 Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 07:33
Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 07:33		 Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 07:33
Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 07:33		 Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 07:34
Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 07:34		 Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 07:34
Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 07:34		 Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 08:48
Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 08:48
Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 08:48
Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-23 08:48		 Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-24 07:17
Piping Plover, band ZDG O-W, 2011-02-24 07:17		 Piping Plover, band ZO DB-W, 2011-02-23 07:40
Piping Plover, band ZO DB-W, 2011-02-23 07:40		 Piping Plover, band ZO DB-W, 2011-02-23 07:40
Piping Plover, band ZO DB-W, 2011-02-23 07:40		 Piping Plover, band ZO DB-W, 2011-02-23 08:57
Piping Plover, band ZO DB-W, 2011-02-23 08:57		 Piping Plover, band ZO DB-W, 2011-02-23 17:25
Piping Plover, band ZO DB-W, 2011-02-23 17:25
Piping Plover, band ZO DB-W, 2011-02-24 07:19
Piping Plover, band ZO DB-W, 2011-02-24 07:19		 Piping Plover, band ZO LG-W, 2011-02-23 09:12
Piping Plover, band ZO LG-W, 2011-02-23 09:12		 Piping Plover, band ZO LG-W, 2011-02-24 07:53
Piping Plover, band ZO LG-W, 2011-02-24 07:53		 Piping Plover, band ZO LG-W, 2011-02-24 07:54
Piping Plover, band ZO LG-W, 2011-02-24 07:54		 Piping Plover, band ZO LG-W, 2011-02-24 10:19
Piping Plover, band ZO LG-W, 2011-02-24 10:19		 Piping Plover, band ZO O-W, 2011-02-23 09:09
Piping Plover, band ZO O-W, 2011-02-23 09:09
Piping Plover, band ZO O-W, 2011-02-23 09:09
Piping Plover, band ZO O-W, 2011-02-23 09:09		 Piping Plover, band ZO Y-W, 2011-02-23 09:13
Piping Plover, band ZO Y-W, 2011-02-23 09:13		 Piping Plover, band ZO Y-W, 2011-02-23 09:13
Piping Plover, band ZO Y-W, 2011-02-23 09:13		 Piping Plover, band ZO Y-W, 2011-02-23 09:17
Piping Plover, band ZO Y-W, 2011-02-23 09:17		 Piping Plover, band ZO Y-W, 2011-02-23 09:17
Piping Plover, band ZO Y-W, 2011-02-23 09:17		 Piping Plover, band ZO Y-W, 2011-02-23 09:17
Piping Plover, band ZO Y-W, 2011-02-23 09:17
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-23 09:13
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-23 09:13		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-23 09:17
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-23 09:17		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-23 09:17
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-23 09:17		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-24 07:17
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-24 07:17		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-24 07:18
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-24 07:18		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-24 08:43
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-24 08:43
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-24 09:34
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DB, 2011-02-24 09:34		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-23 07:39
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-23 07:39		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-23 08:56
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-23 08:56		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-23 17:03
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-23 17:03		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-24 07:17
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-24 07:17		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-24 07:17
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-24 07:17
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-24 07:17
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-24 07:17		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-24 07:25
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-24 07:25		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-24 07:25
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK DG, 2011-02-24 07:25		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK LG, 2011-02-23 07:33
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK LG, 2011-02-23 07:33		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK LG, 2011-02-23 07:34
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK LG, 2011-02-23 07:34		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK LG, 2011-02-24 07:21
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK LG, 2011-02-24 07:21
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK LG, 2011-02-24 07:21
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK LG, 2011-02-24 07:21		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK O, 2011-02-23 17:24
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK O, 2011-02-23 17:24		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK O, 2011-02-23 17:25
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK O, 2011-02-23 17:25		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK O, 2011-02-23 17:52
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK O, 2011-02-23 17:52		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK O, 2011-02-23 17:52
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK O, 2011-02-23 17:52		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-23 17:26
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-23 17:26
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-23 17:41
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-23 17:41		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 08:44
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 08:44		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 08:44
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 08:44		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 08:45
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 08:45		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 08:45
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 08:45		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 08:47
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 08:47
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 09:36
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 09:36		 Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 09:36
Piping Plover, band ZW-BLK R, 2011-02-24 09:36		 Piping Plover, band ZY DB-W, 2011-02-22 16:48
Piping Plover, band ZY DB-W, 2011-02-22 16:48		 Piping Plover, band ZY DB-W, 2011-02-22 16:48
Piping Plover, band ZY DB-W, 2011-02-22 16:48		 Piping Plover, band ZY DB-W, 2011-02-22 16:48
Piping Plover, band ZY DB-W, 2011-02-22 16:48		 Piping Plover, band ZY DB-W, 2011-02-22 16:51
Piping Plover, band ZY DB-W, 2011-02-22 16:51
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40		 Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40		 Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40		 Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40		 Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40		 Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40		 Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40		 Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40
Piping Plover, band XB-Of g O, 2011-02-23 17:40

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joseantonio04-Mar-2011 20:36
Very nice work
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