Roland,
I don't know whether you were serious or not, considering the recent postings about the use of the alpha codes. Can you imagine the confusion if birders abbreviated NOT with the alpha codes, but with the AOU species numbers. So, instead of EUST (european starling) one might write "493", or, for belted kingfisher, not BEKI, but "390"

For example, yesterday at Bowermen Basin I saw two 171.1's and at Tokeland a 251.0 and a 446.0!

Check the banding lab site if you're confused... <http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm> http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm

Greg

From: Rolan Nelson [mailto:rnbuffle at yahoo.com]
Sent: 04 November, 2003 12:53 PM
To: Greg Toffic
Cc: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Re: FW: Need help


That was fun! Can we do some more? -Rolan

Greg Toffic <Greg.Toffic at Zoo.org> wrote:


Nancy, If you can't find them from http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm here they are...European Starling, Belted kingfisher, Barn swallow, Vaux's swift.
Greg

-----Original Message-----
From: Nladenbe at aol.com [mailto:Nladenbe at aol.com]
Sent: 04 November, 2003 12:20 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: Need help


Hi everyone,

Will someone please tell me what species are the following: EUST, BEKI, BARS and VASW. I sure don't know these codes!

Thanks in advance,

Nancy Ladenberger
Kingston, WA



Rolan Nelson
Burley, WA
rnbuffle at yahoo.com



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