California Quail isn't listed on the Bird Banding Laboratory's site because the BBL doesn't issue bands for any resident upland game birds. (Banding of them is done through states and provinces.) A list of standardized ornithological codes can be found here: https://www.birdpop.org/pages/birdSpeciesCodes.php
David Steingraeber Fort Collins Standardized 4- and 6-letter Bird Species (“Alpha“) Codes<https://www.birdpop.org/pages/birdSpeciesCodes.php> Alphabetic (“alpha”) codes are abbreviations of English or scientific bird names that are employed by ornithologists as shorthand. www.birdpop.org ________________________________ From: kevygudguy via Colorado Birds <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2023 2:27 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [cobirds] Digest for [email protected] - 4 updates in 2 topics - 6/29/2023 ** Caution: EXTERNAL Sender ** Following up on the email comment expressing frustration about folks using 4-digit codes instead of the actual species name... I agree wholeheartedly that we should not assume that everyone who reads CoBirds knows all the 4-digit band codes. When I went to the official government website to look up this CAQU code I did not find it in their list of band codes. Keep Smilin', Kevin Corwin west Centennial, Arapahoe County Sent from my Remington Rand Typewriter via my Rotary Dial Wall Phone In a message dated 6/29/2023 2:20:32 AM Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: [email protected]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/cobirds/topics> Google Groups<https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> [http://www.google.com/images/icons/product/groups-32.png] <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> Topic digest View all topics<https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/cobirds/topics> * Possible CAQU at Browns Park - 3 Updates * Fremont County Hepatic Tanager new hotspot - 1 Update Possible CAQU at Browns Park <http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds/t/d4cac7acd84bf139?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> Donna Stumpp <[email protected]>: Jun 28 05:11PM -0700 The CAQU was approved this morning. I wanted to share out the enhanced recording so others could hear it. There are two recordings - one of the single call which I have in my recording but improved, and one where the improved single recorded call is repeated 5 times so you get a better sense of it. 1. Single call enhanced - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PpxXU63Ee_gKNrqvAFTkccwfxJ3brDrt/view?usp=drive_link 2. Single recorded call repeated 5 times - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SOV1LwTdZHftUqLaXDBjljvO_t3DmjWT/view?usp=drive_link Donna Stumpp Weld County, CO On Monday, June 26, 2023 at 11:30:52 AM UTC-6 Donna Stumpp wrote: Donna Stumpp <[email protected]>: Jun 28 05:19PM -0700 The CAQU was approved this morning. I wanted to share out the enhanced recording so others could hear it. An expert birding friend made the enhanced recording. There are two recordings - one of the single call which I have in my recording but improved, and one where the improved single recorded call is repeated 5 times so you get a better sense of it. 1. Single call enhanced - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PpxXU63Ee_gKNrqvAFTkccwfxJ3brDrt/view?usp=drive_link 2. Single recorded call repeated 5 times - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SOV1LwTdZHftUqLaXDBjljvO_t3DmjWT/view?usp=drive_link Donna Stumpp Weld County, CO On Monday, June 26, 2023 at 11:30:52 AM UTC-6 Donna Stumpp wrote: Gary & Sharon <[email protected]>: Jun 28 07:38PM -0600 Why are people using these 4-letter codes lately on CoBirds? I thought the rules are to use the full name of the bird species. Not everyone has these codes memorized. Also, please, everyone, include location and county. Respectfully, Sharon Norfleet Louisville Boulder County Sent from my iPad On Jun 28, 2023, at 6:11 PM, Donna Stumpp <[email protected]> wrote: The CAQU was approved this morning. I wanted to share out the enhanced recording so others could hear it. There are two recordings - one of the single call which I have in my recording but improved, and one where the improved single recorded call is repeated 5 times so you get a better sense of it. Single call enhanced - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PpxXU63Ee_gKNrqvAFTkccwfxJ3brDrt/view?usp=drive_link Single recorded call repeated 5 times - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SOV1LwTdZHftUqLaXDBjljvO_t3DmjWT/view?usp=drive_link Donna Stumpp Weld County, CO On Monday, June 26, 2023 at 11:30:52 AM UTC-6 Donna Stumpp wrote: I was at Brown's Park NWR in NW CO last Wednesday and heard a quail. I am seeking input and guidance on evaluating this recording to determine if it is indeed a CAQU, or simply a talented YBCH. I heard it just west of the Swinging Bridge Campground near the trail. There is a pond on the north side of that trail, and it was just north of that. I walked north along the hillside on the east side of the pond, hoping to get closer and get a better recording, and maybe even a sighting, but the one call is all I have. The shape of the call aligns with a CAQU, and I counted 8 YBCH in the area. I have attached the recording. The quail sound is at the 22 second mark. At the recommendation of a very experienced birder friend, I've added the bird and the recording to my eBird list. You can hear it here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S142299120 If there is consensus here that it may be a quail, I will submit it to the records committee. Donna Stumpp Weld County, CO -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. 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