—– Forwarded message from fugle@AOL.COM —– Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:30:23 -0500 From: Fred Petersen
Rancho San Rafael, Reno, Washoe Co (1/30/12)
Our only sighting of interest at RSR this morning was a color-banded Lesser Goldfinch, part of a small flock in a clump of dog willows adjoining the path through the wetland restoration area. The specific location was the small footbridge across Evans Creek about halfway between Herman’s Pond & the McCarran underpass. The bird concerned was a male, with 2 colored bands (blue over lavender) on the left leg, & a pale band of some sort (maybe metal, but we never got a decent glimpse of it) on the right leg. As far as we could see, none of its 5 or 6 flock mates was banded.
So, obviously somebody’s conducting a study of the local goldfinches. I would like to report the sighting but don’t know who to report it to. Does anyone here know?
–Fred Petersen
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