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Crane 4 letter codes
smittyone@cox.net replied to smittyone@cox.net's topic in General Birding Topics
I use the codes as an abbreviation when writing (usually a photo caption) or when posting a question. I'd spell out the bird's full name first, then use the code thereafter (mostly for brevity) if it's referred to again later in a sentence/paragraph. -
Seen late yesterday afternoon at Loess Bluffs NWR, in NW Missouri. Was this a Green Heron that I saw?
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Can anyone tell me the 4 letter codes for Common Crane and Hooded Crane? The IBP (Institute for Bird Populations) code for Common Crane (CCRA) has an asterisk--indicating it conflicts with another bird with the same 4 letter code? My difficulty finding the codes is generally with birds outside of the USA.
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Looks like species first, followed by "descriptors" like Red-tailed Hawk (Western), adult, dark morph, male, etc. But even if I do it this way, is it species, then subspecies? I think it looks (and sounds) much better to say Western Red-tailed Hawk, instead of Red-tailed Hawk, Western, etc. I realize it probably doesn't matter and most people probably don't even care. But to feed my OCD...
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Sorry for the vague title. When listing a specific bird in say, a photo caption, what is the "proper" order, if there is one? Is it species, then age, sex, morph, etc? For example; Adult, light morph, Western RTHA. Or Red-tailed Hawk (Western), light morph, adult, male. Etc. The possibilities are endless. I suppose I could list the bird description in any order I choose, as long as I'm consistent. But if there's a "correct" way, I'd rather use that.
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The bird was seen south of Council Bluffs, IA, in October last year. I doesn't look like the typical Eastern ssp that's prevalent in my area. It appears to "buffy". Definitely not a Harlan's. I'm torn between a Western or Northern ssp. I don't have any pics of the upper side of the bird's tail. I apologize if I've posted these pics for ID here before, but I searched for previous posts and didn't see them.
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Thank you for the links Jerry. Although I had both of them bookmarked already, and have referred to them often, you wouldn't think so. I still have difficulty telling apart immature/juvenile Harlan's and Western RTHAs when they migrate through my area every fall/winter. The implication of an intergrade between the already difficult (for me) to differentiate pair, just gives me nightmares. Anyone else care to give it a go? I'd really appreciate a consensus. and as a heads up, I have many many more examples collected over the years that remain undefined, that I'll be pestering you smarter-than-me folks in the near future. I hate having my website/database littered with "undetermined" RTHA pics--especially the "dark" birds.
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Warbling Vireo?
smittyone@cox.net replied to smittyone@cox.net's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Thanks folks. If it's a Philadelphia Vireo, It'll be a new Lifer bird for me--No. 210. -
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Seen back in May 2017 at Credit Island, Davenport, IA. It was hiding in the shade, so these are the best 2 pics I managed to capture.