It may be a falconers bird that has escaped

Scott Rashid

On 3/11/2021 11:25 AM, Stephen Price wrote:
There has been a red-tail hawk hanging around my neighborhood in Longmont this winter.  I noticed that it had a plastic band on one leg, and reported it to the Bird Banding Laboratory.  The BBL couldn't give me any info about when or where the bird was banded because I don't have enough information for them.  The bird is either lacking a metal band, or the metal band is placed way up high on the leg.

The plastic band is dark brown or black with yellow numbers. It has a yellow stripe near the top.  Above the stripe it says "CO" in very small letters.  The numbers I have seen are

       (5 or 6)  (blank) 585 (blank) 5

It might have "585" on both sides of the band, or else maybe I have only seen the band from one side.

I have taken numerous pictures of the band.  Here are links to eBird https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/315676601
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/315676611

Does anyone know who uses this type of band on hawks?

Stephen Price
Longmont, CO
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