Quiscalus quiscula Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Tricky. BRDL 10 🥚🪶🥚🥚 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🥚🐦 🐦🐦🥚🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 BRDL 10 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🥚🥚 🐦🐦🥚🐦 🐦🐦🥚🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I hope tomorrow's is better. I didn't get it today, my first failure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 39 minutes ago, PalmWarbler said: BRDL 10 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🥚🥚 🐦🐦🥚🐦 🐦🐦🥚🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 That letter gets everyone! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 BRDL 11 🥚🪶🥚🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 BRDL 11 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🥚🐦🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 BRDL 11 🥚🥚🥚🪶 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🐦🐦 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 BRDL 11 🥚🪶🥚🥚 🐦🥚🥚🐦 🐦🥚🐦🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I've started taking screenshots after each game so I can remember how I achieved the solution and discuss it the next day. After looking at my results from yesterday, I probably shouldn't have started with Rose-breasted Grosbeak because it uses the letter R twice, and the same applies for Mallard with the double L. Once I had the M from Common Merganser and the A from Mallard, I switched them around and made a guess that it was an American something or other. That's when I referred to iBird and after eliminating a few birds because of the letters I had and didn't have, I took a wild guess on American Dipper and got lucky. I've found that I need to refer to a list of birds for the simple reason that while I might know of most of the ABA birds, there's no way I would even think of some of the possibilities without a list, especially for birds from other parts of the continent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I haven't looked at this because I have no clue how to start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 BRDL 11 🥚🥚🥚🥚 🪶🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🐦🥚 🐦🐦🐦🐦 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Phew, my brain was on the wrong track at first! BRDL 11 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🥚🥚🐦 🐦🥚🥚🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 minute ago, Charlie Spencer said: I haven't looked at this because I have no clue how to start. Go to the link and type in a banding code (preferably one with common letters that don't repeat) and hit enter. You'll figure it out pretty quick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: I haven't looked at this because I have no clue how to start. My approach is to have a couple of initial guesses that rule out whole swaths of species by including letters that are quite commonly used. Helps narrow it down quite sharply. I won't share screenshots here as it would make my summaries into spoilers because I use the same approach but if you're interested I can share the approach with you privately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) 5 minutes ago, meghann said: Go to the link and type in a banding code (preferably one with common letters that don't repeat) and hit enter. You'll figure it out pretty quick. No, I mean I have no clue what code to start with. It appears to be just random selection. I don't do well with that. @PaulK, I replied before I saw your post. I'm not that concerned, I do plenty of other logic puzzles. I mostly need to 'Unwatch' this particular forum so I'll quit getting notices that it was updated. Most traffic here lately is either this topic or Rare Bird Alerts. Edited February 3 by Charlie Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 minute ago, Charlie Spencer said: No, I mean I have no clue what code to start with. It appears to be just random selection. I don't do well with that. Think about what letters you see often in banding codes, and pick one made up of those. I picked one like that, and every day I start with that same one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) 2 minutes ago, meghann said: Think about what letters you see often in banding codes, and pick one made up of those. I picked one like that, and every day I start with that same one. So start with AMCO (AMerican or COmmon) every time (and hope it's an American Coot)? Edited February 3 by Charlie Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 @meghannand @PaulK, never mind. I entered AMCO, got a green A, and can't come up with an 'A' code. I can come up with codes when I want to abbreviate a bird's full name. Apparently I can't retrieve them strictly as codes with no bird name to serve as a prompt. Don't worry about it; y'all have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 BRDL 11 🥚🥚🥚🥚 🥚🪶🥚🪶 🐦🥚🐦🐦 🐦🐦🐦🐦 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 3 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: @meghannand @PaulK, never mind. I entered AMCO, got a green A, and can't come up with an 'A' code. I can come up with codes when I want to abbreviate a bird's full name. Apparently I can't retrieve them strictly as codes with no bird name to serve as a prompt. Don't worry about it; y'all have fun. It’s totally fine to use a Bird Guide! Removing that part is just an extra challenge. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 I got lucky here! BRDL 11 🥚🥚🥚🪶 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🐦🐦 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Just now, IKLland said: I got lucky here! BRDL 11 🥚🥚🥚🪶 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🐦🐦 1 hour ago, Connor Cochrane said: BRDL 11 🥚🥚🥚🪶 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🥚🥚🥚 🐦🐦🐦🐦 @Connor Cochrane did we guess the same thing!!?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 18 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: I haven't looked at this because I have no clue how to start. 3 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: @meghannand @PaulK, never mind. I entered AMCO, got a green A, and can't come up with an 'A' code. I can come up with codes when I want to abbreviate a bird's full name. Apparently I can't retrieve them strictly as codes with no bird name to serve as a prompt. Don't worry about it; y'all have fun. I simply start by picking any bird and then entering the code to see if anything matches or comes close. If I figure out the first letter, like you did with your AMCO guess, then I guess a bird that starts with that letter. If a letter is in the wrong spot, I usually use that letter as the starting letter of the next bird I guess. If I don't get lucky on the first few guesses, I have still successfully eliminated letters and hopefully narrowed things down to where there's less and less remaining possibilities. I don't think in birding code while I am trying to solve the puzzle, I think about the bird's real name and then check to see if the code would fit. I'll admit that a lot of it comes down to a lucky guess or two to point you in the right direction but don't get discouraged if your lucky guess doesn't come in the first few guesses. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 minutes ago, lonestranger said: I simply start by picking any bird and then entering the code to see if anything matches or comes close. If I figure out the first letter, like you did with your AMCO guess, then I guess a bird that starts with that letter. If a letter is in the wrong spot, I usually use that letter as the starting letter of the next bird I guess. If I don't get lucky on the first few guesses, I have still successfully eliminated letters and hopefully narrowed things down to where there's less and less remaining possibilities. I don't think in birding code while I am trying to solve the puzzle, I think about the bird's real name and then check to see if the code would fit. I'll admit that a lot of it comes down to a lucky guess or two to point you in the right direction but don't get discouraged if your lucky guess doesn't come in the first few guesses. I like to start with one that has some of the more common letters. I start with YRWA because there’s a lot of common letters that if I get it wrong or right, I can really narrow down my options. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) 9 minutes ago, lonestranger said: I guess a bird that starts with that letter It's the guessing part that stops me in my tracks, whether it's coming up with codes or actual names. I can process the logic easily enough. Having to make multiple guesses wouldn't discourage me if there was something on the line, but there isn't. When I did come up with something, guessing randomly took the fun out of it for me. I used a list of codes but then I felt like I was doing a word search, another puzzle that doesn't entertain me. Different strokes. I didn't do well with the original Mastermind, or with Myst either, for basically the same reasons. Edited February 3 by Charlie Spencer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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