![]() Four- letter bird codes. Four- letter codes are commonly (and too often incorrectly) used as a short- hand way to write a bird name. I went back and read the 1. Klimkiewicz and Robbins where the first rules for banding codes were published, and those rules are slightly different. However, nomenclature was quite different then as well. I don't know the source of today's rules. There are no published rules for resolving collisions in the BBL system, but I have observed the patterns below. ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, Northern Shoveler and Northern Shrike both reduce to NOSH by the basic rules, or NORS by the above rule, so the actual codes are NSHO and NSHR. If both of the above rules still fail to create unique codes, another possibility is to use the first and last letters of the specific name instead of the first two letters. Thus, the codes for Barred Owl and Barn Owl are BDOW and BNOW. The “last letter” approach is also used in some four- word names. For example, Black- throated Green Warbler is BTNW and Black- throated Gray Warbler is BTYW, using the last letter of the distinguishing word. There are some cases that don't fit any of these rules, for example BRNG for Barnacle Goose and BAGO for Barrow's Goldeneye. When codes collide, usually all of the involved species take ad hoc codes. But in some cases where one species is rare or has a limited distribution. This is illustrated by. Barrow's Goldeneye keeps the basic code BAGO even though it could be confused with Barnacle Goose, which gets an ad hoc code. Some specific problems with the BBL codes relate to their primary purpose for banding. For example, the BBL does not oversee banding of. The foremost reason is that they are a barrier to communication. Red-throated Diver Black-throated Diver Great Northern Diver White-billed Diver Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Red-necked Grebe Slavonian Grebe. Shows white wing patch, black belly, reddish-brown breast. The Carolina Bird Club, Inc., is a non-profit educational and scientific association open to anyone interested in the study and conservation of wildlife, particularly. Another reason is that you are likely to make mistakes, and years later when you refer back to. Nevertheless, you can't stop people from using the codes. I suggest that the most appropriate use of the codes is for quick taking of field notes that you will. This code is either the. BBL code; or if none is provided, the IBP code. A few of these are listed. Saturday 1st July Sightings: Long-tailed Duck, 2 Red-throated Diver (circling the north of the island calling), 24 Storm Petrel (11 trapped overnight in the Haven, 12. Kent State freshman Tyler Heintz died today after a team workout, the university has confirmed. Heintz, an offensive lineman, was taken to a local hospital after. Male, female, juvenile. The Blue Throat Triggerfish, also known as Bluechin Triggerfish, or Gilded Triggerfish, is grayish-brown, covered with light-blue spots. The fins are edged in yellow. White Tailed Eagles - Hebridean Birds Western Isles Birds - White Tailed Eagles. The sea eagles are now becoming a regular sight here in The Western Isles. 26.4.17 The Greenland Wheatear. On the way home from one trip last week we saw a wee bird sitting next to the water on a rock. We snapped a quick photo not knowing. Name. Exception. Code. Alt. Code. Conflict with. Comment. Black- bellied Whistling- Duck. BBWDFulvous Whistling- Duck. FUWDGreater White- fronted Goose. GWFGSnow Goose. SNGOBBL uses specific codes for different forms of Snow Goose. Ross's Goose. ROGOBrant. BRANBBL uses ATBR for Atlantic Brant. Barnacle Goose*BRNGBARGBarrow's Goldeneye BAGOCackling Goose*CACGCanada Goose CANGCanada Goose*CAGOCANGCackling Goose CACGMute Swan. MUSWTrumpeter Swan*TRUSTree Swallow TRESTundra Swan. TUSWBBL uses WHSW for Whistling Swan. Wood Duck. WODUGadwall. GADWEurasian Wigeon. EUWIAmerican Wigeon. AMWIAmerican Black Duck. ABDUMallard. MALLMottled Duck. MODUBlue- winged Teal. ![]() BWTECinnamon Teal. CITENorthern Shoveler*NSHONorthern Shrike NSHRNorthern Pintail. NOPIGarganey. GARGGreen- winged Teal. ![]() GWTEBBL uses AGWT for American Green- winged Teal. Canvasback. CANVRedhead. REDHRing- necked Duck. RNDUTufted Duck. TUDUGreater Scaup. GRSCLesser Scaup. LESCKing Eider. KIEICommon Eider. COEIHarlequin Duck*HARDHADUHawaiian Duck HAWDSurf Scoter. SUSCWhite- winged Scoter. WWSCBlack Scoter. BLSCLong- tailed Duck. LTDUBufflehead. BUFFCommon Goldeneye. COGOHooded Merganser. HOMECommon Merganser. COMERed- breasted Merganser. RBMEMasked Duck. MADURuddy Duck. RUDUNorthern Bobwhite. NOBOBBL provides no codes for gallinaceous birds. Ring- necked Pheasant*RNEPRed- necked Phalarope RNPHBBL provides no codes for gallinaceous birds. Ruffed Grouse. RUGRBBL provides no codes for gallinaceous birds. Wild Turkey. WITUBBL provides no codes for gallinaceous birds. Red- throated Loon. RTLOPacific Loon. PALOCommon Loon. COLOPied- billed Grebe. PBGRHorned Grebe. HOGRRed- necked Grebe. RNGREared Grebe. EAGRWestern Grebe. WEGRClark's Grebe. CLGRYellow- nosed Albatross. YNALBlack- browed Albatross. BBALNorthern Fulmar. NOFUHerald Petrel. HEPEBBL provides no code. Fea's Petrel. FEPEBBL provides no code. Bermuda Petrel. BEPEBBL provides no code. Black- capped Petrel. BCPEBulwer's Petrel. BUPECory's Shearwater. COSHCape Verde Shearwater. CVSHBBL provides no code. Great Shearwater. GRSHSooty Shearwater. SOSHManx Shearwater. MASHAudubon's Shearwater. AUSHLittle Shearwater. LISHWilson's Storm- Petrel. WISPWhite- faced Storm- Petrel. WFSPEuropean Storm- Petrel. EUSPBBL provides no code. Black- bellied Storm- Petrel. BBSPBBL provides no code. Swinhoe's Storm- Petrel*SSTPSwamp Sparrow SWSPBBL provides no code. Leach's Storm- Petrel*LHSPLESPLeast Storm- Petrel LTSPBand- rumped Storm- Petrel*BANPBSTPBrewer's Sparrow BRSPWhite- tailed Tropicbird. WTTRRed- billed Tropicbird. RBTRMasked Booby. MABOBrown Booby. BRBORed- footed Booby. RFBONorthern Gannet. NOGAAmerican White Pelican. AWPEBrown Pelican. BRPEDouble- crested Cormorant. DCCOGreat Cormorant. GRCOAnhinga. ANHIMagnificent Frigatebird. MAFRAmerican Bittern. AMBILeast Bittern. LEBIGreat Blue Heron. GBHEGreat Egret. GREGSnowy Egret. SNEGLittle Blue Heron. LBHETricolored Heron. TRHEReddish Egret. REEGCattle Egret. CAEGGreen Heron. GRHEBlack- crowned Night- Heron. BCNHYellow- crowned Night- Heron. YCNHWhite Ibis. WHIBGlossy Ibis. GLIBWhite- faced Ibis. WFIBRoseate Spoonbill. ROSPWood Stork. WOSTBlack Vulture. BLVUTurkey Vulture. TUVUOsprey. OSPRSwallow- tailed Kite. STKIWhite- tailed Kite. WTKISnail Kite. SNKIMississippi Kite. MIKIBald Eagle. BAEANorthern Harrier. NOHASharp- shinned Hawk. SSHACooper's Hawk. COHANorthern Goshawk. NOGORed- shouldered Hawk. RSHABroad- winged Hawk. BWHASwainson's Hawk. SWHARed- tailed Hawk. RTHARough- legged Hawk. RLHAGolden Eagle. GOEAAmerican Kestrel. AMKEMerlin. MERLGyrfalcon. GYRFPeregrine Falcon. PEFAYellow Rail. YERABlack Rail. BLRAClapper Rail. CLRAKing Rail. KIRAVirginia Rail. VIRASora. SORAPurple Gallinule. PUGACommon Gallinule. COGARecently split from Common Moorhen (COMO). American Coot. AMCOLimpkin. LIMPSandhill Crane. SACRWhooping Crane. WHCRNorthern Lapwing. NOLABlack- bellied Plover. BBPLAmerican Golden- Plover. AMGPSnowy Plover. SNPLWilson's Plover. WIPLCommon Ringed Plover. CRPLSemipalmated Plover. SEPLPiping Plover. PIPLKilldeer. KILLMountain Plover. MOPLFormerly MOUP because of conflict with Mongolian Plover, which is now called Lesser Sand- Plover. American Oystercatcher. AMOYBlack- necked Stilt. BNSTAmerican Avocet. AMAVSpotted Sandpiper. SPSASolitary Sandpiper. SOSASpotted Redshank. SPREBBL provides no code. Greater Yellowlegs. GRYEWillet. WILLLesser Yellowlegs. LEYEUpland Sandpiper. UPSAEskimo Curlew. ESCUBBL provides no code. Whimbrel. WHIMLong- billed Curlew. LBCUBlack- tailed Godwit*BLAGBTGDBar- tailed Godwit BARGHudsonian Godwit. HUGOBar- tailed Godwit*BARGBTGOBlack- tailed Godwit BTGOMarbled Godwit. MAGORuddy Turnstone. RUTURed Knot. REKNSanderling. SANDSemipalmated Sandpiper. SESAWestern Sandpiper. WESARed- necked Stint. RNSTLittle Stint. LISTBBL provides no code. Least Sandpiper. LESAWhite- rumped Sandpiper. WRSABaird's Sandpiper. BASAPectoral Sandpiper. PESASharp- tailed Sandpiper*SHASSPTSStilt Sandpiper STSAPurple Sandpiper. PUSADunlin. DUNLCurlew Sandpiper. CUSAStilt Sandpiper. STSABuff- breasted Sandpiper. BBSARuff. RUFFShort- billed Dowitcher. SBDOLong- billed Dowitcher. LBDOWilson's Snipe. WISNFormerly COSN for Common Snipe. American Woodcock. AMWOWilson's Phalarope. WIPHRed- necked Phalarope. RNPHRed Phalarope. REPHBlack- legged Kittiwake. BLKISabine's Gull. SAGUBonaparte's Gull. BOGUBlack- headed Gull. BHGULittle Gull. LIGULaughing Gull. LAGUFranklin's Gull. FRGUBlack- tailed Gull. BTGUBand- tailed Gull BTGU (now called Belcher's Gull)Mew Gull. MEGURing- billed Gull. RBGUCalifornia Gull. CAGUHerring Gull*HERGHeermann's Gull HEEGYellow- legged Gull. YLGUBBL provides no code. Thayer's Gull. THGUIceland Gull. ICGULesser Black- backed Gull. LBBGSlaty- backed Gull. SBGUGlaucous Gull. GLGUGreat Black- backed Gull. GBBGBrown Noddy. BRNOSooty Tern. SOTEBridled Tern. BRTELeast Tern. LETEGull- billed Tern. GBTECaspian Tern. CATEBlack Tern. BLTEWhite- winged Tern. WWTERoseate Tern*ROSTRoyal Tern ROYTCommon Tern. COTEArctic Tern. ARTEForster's Tern. FOTERoyal Tern*ROYTRoseate Tern ROSTSandwich Tern. SATEBlack Skimmer. BLSKGreat Skua. GRSKSouth Polar Skua. SPSKPomarine Jaeger. POJAParasitic Jaeger. PAJALong- tailed Jaeger. LTJADovekie. DOVECommon Murre. COMUThick- billed Murre. TBMURazorbill. RAZOBlack Guillemot. BLGULong- billed Murrelet. LBMUAtlantic Puffin. ATPURock Pigeon. ROPIBand- tailed Pigeon. BTPIEurasian Collared- Dove*ECDOEUCDECDO does not follow the rules for forming a code. White- winged Dove. WWDOMourning Dove. MODOPassenger Pigeon. PAPICommon Ground- Dove. COGDMonk Parakeet. MOPACarolina Parakeet. CAPAYellow- billed Cuckoo. YBCUBlack- billed Cuckoo. BBCUSmooth- billed Ani. SBANGroove- billed Ani. GBANBarn Owl*BNOWBANOBarred Owl BDOWEastern Screech- Owl. EASOGreat Horned Owl. GHOWSnowy Owl. SNOWBurrowing Owl. BUOWBarred Owl*BDOWBADOBarn Owl BNOWLong- eared Owl. LEOWShort- eared Owl. SEOWNorthern Saw- whet Owl. NSWOLesser Nighthawk. LENICommon Nighthawk. CONIAntillean Nighthawk. ANNIChuck- will's- widow. CWWIEastern Whip- poor- will. EWPWFormerly WPWI before the qualifier “Eastern” was added. Chimney Swift. CHSWGreen Violetear*GVIOGREVGray Vireo GRVIFormerly GRVE before the hyphen was removed from “Violet- ear”. Green- breasted Mango*GREMGNBMGray- breasted Martin GBMABroad- billed Hummingbird*BBLHBBIHBuff- bellied Hummingbird BUFHBuff- bellied Hummingbird*BUFHBBEHBroad- billed Hummingbird BBLHBlue- throated Hummingbird*BLUHBTHHBroad- tailed Hummingbird BTLHRuby- throated Hummingbird. RTHUBlack- chinned Hummingbird. BCHUAnna's Hummingbird. ANHUCalliope Hummingbird. CAHUBroad- tailed Hummingbird*BTLHBTAHBlue- throated Hummingbird BLUHRufous Hummingbird. RUHUAllen's Hummingbird. ALHUBelted Kingfisher. BEKIRed- headed Woodpecker. RHWORed- bellied Woodpecker. RBWOYellow- bellied Sapsucker. YBSADowny Woodpecker. DOWOHairy Woodpecker. HAWORed- cockaded Woodpecker. RCWONorthern Flicker. NOFLBBL uses YSFL for Yellow- shafted Flicker. Pileated Woodpecker. PIWOIvory- billed Woodpecker. IBWOOlive- sided Flycatcher. OSFLEastern Wood- Pewee. EAWPYellow- bellied Flycatcher. YBFLAcadian Flycatcher. ACFLAlder Flycatcher. ALFLWillow Flycatcher. WIFLLeast Flycatcher. LEFLGray Flycatcher.
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