Feedback on Tagged Goose sighting Report

In a post of a few days ago, I included a picture of a tagged Canadian goose and that I had found a website on which to report the sighting. I got a response from the USGS - Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland. This is what it said:

"We have received your report(s) of a neck-collared Canada Goose sighting. These collars are used to individually identify geese throughout North America in several large-scale studies of changing habits and habitat preferences of geese.

"We have forwarded your report and a copy of this letter to the individual researcher responsible for collaring the bird (s) you sighted. Because of the large scale of the various projects, it is incumbent upon these researchers and managers to provide the public with information on the nature of their projects. Additionally, if the collar color and code are properly reported, the researcher will provide you with information pertaining to the individual bird(s) you sighted.

"If you have reported birds from several different projects, you will receive a copy of this letter for each project. In this way if you do not get a response in a reasonable time you can contact the specific bander directly. The address is below.

"To learn more about birds and bird banding, see our web page at http:// www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl

"Thank you for your interest and cooperation in the North American Bird Banding Program."

Then the email mentioned that this particular bander was from the Colorado Division of Wildlife in Fort Collins, Colorado.

For Collins is not that far from where I live as the goose flies. Of course, this particular goose might have travelled a lot farther than that. I hope I get a report from the bander.