rac@sherpa.uucp (Roger Cornelius) (11/15/89)
I realize this group is for bird watching (at least that's what the newsgroups file says), but it is also the only bird related group. Does anyone know how to decipher the info contained on a quarantine leg band? My vet told me the first letter denotes the state which the bird went through quarantine in (in this case, F for Florida), but couldn't give any more info. I'd like to find out the date he came through, as well as any other interesting information. The friend who gave me the bird thought it was approximately 1 1/2 years old, but couldn't be sure. Roger -- Roger A. Cornelius rac@sherpa uunet!sherpa!rac
ooblick@intercon.com (Mikki Barry) (11/15/89)
Unfortunately, with the number of smuggled birds entering the U.S., many of whom have counterfit quarantine bands, it has become more difficult to tell anything about a bird from its band. Try asking the USDA quarantine station nearest you. There should be one in Miami. Mikki Barry