Sunday 16 December 2018

Re: [Maine-birds] GBH

Doug reminds me that the correct abbreviation for Great Black Hawk is actually GBLH. 

GBHA refers to Grey-bellied Hawk, much of whose range overlaps with that of Great Black Hawk in South America. [Keep your eyes peeled?!?]

Good birding,

—Charles

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On Dec 16, 2018, at 22:09, Kristen Lindquist <kelindquist@gmail.com> wrote:

Ah, of course! 

Well, yes, while the incorrect abbreviation DID manage to remind me of the Great Blue Heron I meant to report yesterday, it is also the perfect example of why, if one chooses to use banding codes in a post, 1. one uses the correct code (these are not simply random abbreviations; and there is an app to look them up), and 2. use of the code should always be preceded by the actual written-out name of the bird to avoid any possible confusion.

(We've had long back-and-forths on this list-serve about whether banding codes should be used at all, but I don't think we need to go there right now.)

Thank you! 

Kristen

On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 9:52 PM Richard Garrigus <rgarrigus@meca.edu> wrote:
I think there's a slight misinterpretation going on here: 

GBHA  Great Black Hawk

GBHE Great Blue Heron

On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 9:21 PM Rich MacDonald <rich@thenaturalhistorycenter.com> wrote:
I, too, had a Great Blue Heron today. This morning, about 8:45, I saw one fly across the road in Blue Hill, near the landfill.


Richard MacDonald
The Natural History Center
P.O. Box 6
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
207/266-9461

From: Maine-birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Kristen Lindquist <kelindquist@gmail.com>
Date: Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 4:02 PM
To: <henryldon@aol.com>
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Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] GBH

This reminds me, a Great Blue Heron was seen flying over Route 1 in Rockport yesterday, as well. 

Kristen

On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 3:31 PM 'HENRY DONOVAN' via Maine birds <maine-birds@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Flew across Park onto a spruce on the corner with King School
H.Donovan

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