On October 31, at Las Vegas Wash, I spotted a small group of pelicans - two of which had been banded. One of the bird's tags were readable - two numbers and a letter in white writing on a green tag. It turns out it had been banded as a chick on July 23rd up in the Great Salt Lake. Here's a short article that the Review-Journal published earlier this year on the banding there. Keep your eyes peeled! And remember, if you find banded birds (pelicans or otherwise), please do report their bands to the Bird Banding Lab here - though with the larger wing tags like those on these pelicans (since you're not likely to be seeing the leg bands), you'll have to use their email address.Happy birding!
Jen
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