The Bluebird-L Reference Guide

Alpha Codes

These are the alpha codes used when referring to birds on mailing lists. Click on a links below to view the species account, provided courtesy of The Birdhouse Network.

On this page:

EABL = Eastern Bluebird
MOBL = Mountain Bluebird
WEBL = Western Bluebird
AMKE = American Kestrel
ATFL = Ash-throated Flycatcher
BCCH = Black-capped Chickadee
BHNU = Brown-headed Nuthatch
CACH = Carolina Chickadee
CARW = Carolina Wren
CBCH = Chestnut-backed Chickadee
EASO = Eastern Screech Owl
EUST = European Starling
GCFL = Great Crested Flycatcher
HOSP = House Sparrow
HOWR = House Wren
HOME = Hooded Merganser
MOCH = Mountain Chickadee
NOFL = Northern Flicker
PROW = Prothonotary Warbler
PUMA = Purple Martin
RBNU = Red-breasted Nuthatch
TRES = Tree Swallow
TUTI = Tufted Titmouse
VGSW = Violet-Green Swallow
WBNU = White-breasted Nuthatch
WODU = Wood Duck
AMGO = American Goldfinch
BNOW = Barn Owl (coming soon!)
TRSW = Trumpeter Swan

COMPLETE list of ALPHA CODES at:
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm

Bird Songs and Photos for Identification

Bird Biographies ~~The Birdhouse Network
Bird of the Week ~~Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Bluebird Videos ~~NABS
Patuxent Bird Songs ~~USGS
Sound of the Week ~~Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Sounds of Nature ~~Birdwatchers Digest
Wendell Long Photographs ~~ Wendell Long

On-Line Field Guides

Bird of the Week ~~Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter ~~USGS
eNature Field Guide ~~eNature.com

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Contact us at:

The Birdhouse Network (TBN)
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
http://birds.cornell.edu/birdhouse/
1-800-843-BIRD

The North American Bluebird Society (NABS
The Wilderness Center
P.O. Box 244
Wilmot, OH 44689-0244
http://nabluebirdsociety.org
330-359-5511