Subject: [Tweeters] Birds today
Date: Apr 1 13:41:10 2008
From: John Puschock - g_g_allin at hotmail.com



Yes, for those who haven't noticed yet, almost all codes in the original message are examples of "collisions", i.e., codes that could represent multiple species. Most of these codes are not official Bird Banding Lab (BBL) codes. The BBL has rules to deal with collisions. In the case of a collision, no bird gets the "standard" code, so codes such as SASP, TRSW, and NOSH are not actual BBL codes.

I say "most" are not official because I believe BBSA is the actual code for Buff-breasted Sandpiper.

Until recently, there were no codes for gallinaceous birds because they are not permitted to be banded with BBL bands. However, a list of codes for these species can be found at http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/BBL/manual/gallaou.htm. I don't know if these codes are regarded as "official" or not.

One thing that is unambiguous about codes is that they'll always generate the same discussion on a listserv, whether it's April Fools' Day or not.

John Puschock
Wedgwood, Seattle
g_g_allin at hotmail.com
http://www.birdtreks.com


> From: elaineh at u.washington.edu
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Birds today
> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 13:14:53 -0700
> CC: tweeters at u.washington.edu; fremontinn at aol.com
>
> Is this the start of a "foolish" conversation for April 1st? One wonders at
> the TFLIs in the original post.
>
<snip>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Tweets-
> >> Relieved at the prospect of unambiguously good weather for a change,
> >> I got out for some early birding this morning at the usual spot.
> >>
> >> The day started out well, before first light, when a pair of BAOW
> >> flew over - perhaps a foreshadowing of what was to come....
> >>
> >> A little later, dawn chorus picked up, and I was happy to watch &
> >> listen to the mixture of winter and summer birds. Some of the more
> >> notable finds: A SASP gave its unmistakable song, just as a nice
> >> flock of TRSW flew past vocalizing. In the distance, I heard what I
> >> could have sworn was a MOQU, though this location is really unlikely
> >> for such a species. Shorebird migration has begun in trickles, with
> >> STSA a BTGO, and a BBSA being the prizes of the day. A distant RNPH
> >> was a nice find too. After watching a single NOSH near the pond
> >> while a flock of BASW swirled overhead, I headed to the thickets
> >> where I hoped for warblers. I wasn't disappointed, either, with a
> >> single male BTGW. a female BLWA and a bright PRWA showing up today!
> >> Nearby, I tracked down one vagrant CAWR sitting next to a LABU before
> >> calling it a morning.
> >>
> >> What started as just an unambiguously good weather day turned out to
> >> be unambiguously good for birding as well -- enjoy the rest of the
> >> day,
> >>
> >> Matt Bartels
> >> Seattle, WA
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