Kathy,
Regarding your trivia question about the four-letter code for cedar
waxwing...

> Trivia question is Cedar Waxwing CEDW rather than
> CEWA? If so, why? I am halfheartedly warming up to
> the code thing and am curious.

I thought I knew the answer right away. It must be, I thought, that
cerulean warbler had first dibs on CEWA, but, before writing to tell you
this I checked, and cerulean warbler has the code CERW, and, as far as I can
tell, no species is assigned CEWA.
Greg Toffic

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Andrich" <chukarbird at yahoo.com>
To: <annmariewood at comcast.net>; "Tweeters at u.washington.edu"
<tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] The Magnuson Bohemian Waxwing


>
> Hi Ann Marie and Tweeters,
>
> Searching for the Bohemian Waxwing (BOWA) I second the
> suggestion of Ann Marie's to wear boots. I had them
> in the car but didn't realize until I had soaked feet
> I needed them when I was looking for the BOWA on
> Monday. This bird is worth soggy, muddy shoes (and
> cold, wet feet) though. I was fortunate to see it
> after tromping around quite a bit, perched up with
> Cedar Waxwings first from a distance and then got
> closer looks. Lovely bird and fun to see with the
> Cedars for comparison, he/she is a brute in size
> compared. According to Sibley the BOWA is only an
> inch longer but twice the weight of a Cedar Waxwings.
> I found it between Kite Hill and the water. I ran
> into a newer birder at the Waxwings named Doug who has
> been bitten badly by the birding bug. On the way back
> to work after the lunchtime run for a great bird I ran
> into another birder I recognize but can't recall his
> name. He had been there at least 4 times for the
> Bohemian and was getting ready to give up. I hope he
> was able to see it Monday. It sounds like this bird
> has various habits and can be hard to find, so good
> luck to all who try.
>
> Trivia question is Cedar Waxwing CEDW rather than
> CEWA? If so, why? I am halfheartedly warming up to
> the code thing and am curious.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kathy
> Roosting in Kent, near Lake Meridian
> (chukarbird at yahoo dot com)
>
>
>
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