I thought we had been told in the past not use the banding codes. They are
very confusing to not only beginning birders, but also to some people who
have been birding for a long time.
Sandy B
On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM Judy Simmons <whippoorwill42...>
wrote:
> I’m not sure how to interpret the bird report?
>
> Judy Simmons
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jan 13, 2025, at 10:33 AM, Mike Ludewig <fishinorbirding...>
> wrote:
>
>
> Hal,
> I enjoyed your Mitch Park report using the 4 letter Alpha or Bird Banding
> Codes. I was aware that they existed, but had only taken a look at them
> one time and hadn't memorized any of them. Anyway, it was great fun and a
> good brainstorming session for my 79 year old mind to decode them. Having
> a good knowledge of Oklahoma's Winter Birds enabled me to only miss one of
> them, of all things the MODO, a species in an earlier life I used to hunt
> and enjoyed eating (in my earlier life defense, seasonal hunting has not
> even "dented" their population). I must also admit that I didn't even know
> that the Tree Sparrow was an "American" and just knew them as a "TS" (my
> personal 2 letter "Bravo" code). Looking forward to testing myself again
> in your future reports!
>
> Mike Ludewig
> Claremore, OK
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM drhal2 Yocum <drhal2...> wrote:
>
>> Walked 1 mile on the inner loop( Skate Park 🛹, to bridge and back along
>> the south side of the creek.
>> 16 species
>> RSHA
>> RTHA
>> AMKE
>> AMRO
>> BAOW( calling)
>> DEJU
>> TUTI
>> NOCA
>> SPTO
>> MODO
>> NOFL
>> HASP
>> FISP
>> SOSP
>> WTSP
>> ATSP( first I have seen in the park in at least 10 years. 2 birds )
>> Hal Yocum, Edmond
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
