From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Tue Jun 3 17:25:59 2003 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h540O3a9000898 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 3 Jun 2003 17:24:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web11402.mail.yahoo.com (web11402.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.131.232]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with SMTP id h540NKfF000855 for <[[email protected]]>; Tue, 3 Jun 2003 17:23:20 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[[email protected]]> Received: from [69.3.145.64] by web11402.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 03 Jun 2003 17:23:19 PDT Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003 17:23:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Jack Cole <[[email protected]]> To: [[email protected]] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.2+ Subject: [SBB] Summer Bird Count - Final Call part 2 X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2+ Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Revised (Simplified) Breeding Bird Codes: (C) Courtship behavior or copulation between a male and female. Courtship behavior includes transfer of food, displays, and grooming between a pair of birds. (B) Nest building by wrens or excavation of cavities by woodpeckers. Wrens may build "dummy" nests before the female selects a nest. Woodpeckers will drill holes for roosting. (CN) Bird seen carrying nesting material such as sticks, grass, mud, cobwebs, etc. (NB) Nest building seen at the actual nest site, excluding wrens and woodpeckers. (DD) Distraction Displays, defense of unknown nest or young, or injury feigning. Killdeers may give a "broken wing" act, a Cooper's Hawk may dive at you near the nest site, or an Ovenbird may run about with wings fluttering. A good way to differentiate between (A) and (DD) is to remember that when an adult performs a distraction display, it puts its own life in danger. (ON) Occupied nest indicated by adult entering or leaving nest site in circumstances indicating an occupied nest, including those in high trees, cliffs, cavities, and chimneys where the contents of the nest and incubating or brooding adult cannot be seen. (FL) Recently fledged young or downy young. This includes dependent young only. Be cautious of species that range widely soon after fledging. One of the best features to look for is the length of the tail feathers. If shorter than the adults, the young probably originated locally. Young cowbirds begging for food confirm both the cowbird and the host species. Please make a note in the "comments" area of the Field Card when the host species is confirmed on the basis of only cowbird eggs or fledglings. (FY) Adult bird carrying food for young or feeding recently fledged young. Use this code with caution. Some adults carry food a long distance or may be engaged in courtship feeding. Others such as the Common Grackle or Blue Jay may carry food away to consume it themselves. One of the best signs to look for is the repeated carrying of food in the same direction. (FS) Adult bird seen carrying fecal sac. Many passerine adults keep their nests clean by carrying membranous, white fecal sacs away from the nest. (NE) Nest with eggs or eggshells on ground. Nest and eggs must be accurately identified. If a cowbird is found in nest, use (NE) code for both the cowbird and the host species. Be careful not to disturb the vicinity of the nest. (NY) Nest with young seen or heard. Take care not to cause premature flushing of nestlings from nest. Presence of cowbird young confirms both the cowbird and the host species. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]