Date: 12/6/24 7:01 pm From: Abram Fleishman <abfleishman...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] LBBG at Old Cove Landing overlook!
Careful folks!
I agree with Al that Alpha banding codes are not ideal for sharing bird
sightings on the list serv. But I also agree with Liam and Paul that there
are lots of great resources to look up a code even if the code is wrong
(eBird and Merlin with show the black throated grey warbler even if you use
BTGW and not BTYW).
Also I second Paul’s point of posting quickly. When you are looking at a
flighty bird, 10 extra seconds staring at my phone has led me to loose the
bird several times, defeating the purpose of alerting people in the first
place. Maybe this is only relevant to those of us who are obsessively
chasing all these beautiful birds that others are finding.
Please remember that people posting here are doing so out of desire to
share with others and do so 100% out of the goodness in their heart! Don’t
complain about folks posting sighting. Keep the sharers sharing and happy
or they might stop…
-Abram
Sent from my phone
On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 18:29 Jean Brocklebank <jeanbean...> wrote:
> Thank you, Al. I agree.
>
> As for the need to "rush" to get the word out quickly, 10 seconds to type
> the bird's name will not make a difference.
>
> Jean
>
> On Dec 6, 2024, at 5:35 PM, 'Al Eisner' via mbbirds wrote:
>
> > The problem with such lists is that they allow you to find the code for
> > a given bird, but the reverse is not easy - there is no list there which
> > is alphabetical by code. There is really no excuse for not using the
> > NAME of the bird at its first mentioned.
> >
> > Al
> >
> > On Sat, 7 Dec 2024, liammsf wrote:
> >
> >> BEWARE: This email originated outside of our organization. DO NOT CLICK
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> >>
> >> LBBG = Lesser Black-backed Gull
> >>
> >> Here is a good resource for the "banding code" abbreviations commonly
> used in reference to bird species:
> >> https://www.birdpop.org/pages/birdSpeciesCodes.php > >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Liam
> >>
> >> On Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 5:08 PM Anne Williams <annetw42...><mailto:
> <annetw42...>> wrote:
> >> Please say what an LBBG is. Thank
> >> you.
> >>
> >> On Fri, Dec 6, 2024 at 2:30 PM Tom Hambleton <tah...><mailto:
> <tah...>> wrote:
> >> The LBBG continues at Wilder. Refound by David & Andrew.
> >>
> >>> On Dec 5, 2024, at 5:19 PM, Pablo <pheady3...><mailto:
> <pheady3...>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Noah Arthur spotted a LBBG at Old Cove Landing Overlook Wilder Ranch.
> Dec 5 around 4:30.
> >>> Paul Heady
>
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