Article source for : Bird Banding Abbreviations in AOU order for SW Lake Erie Birds
These birds are listed on the "Birds of Magee Marsh Wildlife Area" checklist.
AOU # Common Name Alpha Code
002.0 Red-necked Grebe RNGR
003.0 Horned Grebe HOGR
004.0 Eared Grebe EAGR
006.0 Pied-billed Grebe PBGR
007.0 Common Loon COLO
035.0 Great Skua GRSK
037.0 Parasitic Jaeger PAJA
040.0 Black-legged Kittiwake BLKI
042.0 Glaucous Gull GLGU
043.0 Iceland Gull ICGU
047.0 Great Black-backed Gull GBBG
051.0 Herring Gull HERG
054.0 Ring-billed Gull RBGU
058.0 Laughing Gull LAGU
059.0 Franklin's Gull FRGU
060.0 Bonaparte's Gull BOGU
060.1 Little Gull LIGU
064.0 Caspian Tern CATE
069.0 Forster's Tern FOTE
070.0 Common Tern COTE
074.0 Least Tern LETE
077.0 Black Tern BLTE
120.0 Double-crested Cormorant DCCO
125.0 American White Pelican AWPE
129.0 Common Merganser COME
130.0 Red-breasted Merganser RBME
131.0 Hooded Merganser HOME
132.0 Mallard MALL
133.0 American Black Duck ABDU
135.0 Gadwall GADW
136.0 Eurasian Wigeon EUWI
137.0 American Wigeon AMWI
139.0 American Green-winged Teal AGWT
140.0 Blue-winged Teal BWTE
141.0 Cinnamon Teal CITE
142.0 Northern Shoveler NSHO
143.0 Northern Pintail NOPI
144.0 Wood Duck WODU
146.0 Redhead REDH
147.0 Canvasback CANV
148.0 Greater Scaup GRSC
149.0 Lesser Scaup LESC
150.0 Ring-necked Duck RNDU
151.0 Common Goldeneye COGO
153.0 Bufflehead BUFF
162.0 King Eider KIEI
163.0 Black Scoter BLSC
165.0 White-winged Scoter WWSC
166.0 Surf Scoter SUSC
167.0 Ruddy Duck RUDU
169.0 Lesser Snow Goose (White phase) LSGO
169.1 Lesser Snow Goose (Blue phase) BLGO
169.5 Lesser Snow Goose (Intermed. phase) SBGI
170.0 Ross's Goose ROGO
171.0 Greater White-fronted Goose GWFG
172.0 Canada Goose CAGO
172.9 Small Canada Goose SCGO
173.0 Atlantic Brant ATBR
173.1 Black x Atlantic Brant Intermediate BABI
174.0 Black Brant BLBR
175.0 Barnacle Goose BRNG
178.0 Fulvous Whistling-Duck FUWD
178.2 Mute Swan MUSW
180.0 Whistling Swan WHSW (Tundra swan)
181.0 Trumpeter Swan TRUS
186.0 Glossy Ibis GLIB
187.0 White-faced Ibis WFIB
190.0 American Bittern AMBI
191.0 Least Bittern LEBI
194.0 Great Blue Heron GBHE
196.0 Great Egret GREG
197.0 Snowy Egret SNEG
199.0 Tricolored Heron TRHE
200.0 Little Blue Heron LBHE
200.1 Cattle Egret CAEG
201.0 Green Heron GRHE
202.0 Black-crowned Night-Heron BCNH
203.0 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron YCNH
206.0 Sandhill Crane SACR
208.0 King Rail KIRA
212.0 Virginia Rail VIRA
214.0 Sora SORA
215.0 Yellow Rail YERA
216.0 Black Rail BLRA
219.0 Common Moorhen COMO
221.0 American Coot AMCO
222.0 Red Phalarope REPH
223.0 Red-necked Phalarope RNPH
224.0 Wilson's Phalarope WIPH
225.0 American Avocet AMAV
226.0 Black-necked Stilt BNST
228.0 American Woodcock AMWO
230.0 Common Snipe COSN
231.0 Short-billed Dowitcher SBDO
232.0 Long-billed Dowitcher LBDO
233.0 Stilt Sandpiper STSA
234.0 Red Knot REKN
239.0 Pectoral Sandpiper PESA
240.0 White-rumped Sandpiper WRSA
241.0 Baird's Sandpiper BASA
242.0 Least Sandpiper LESA
243.0 Dunlin DUNL
246.0 Semipalmated Sandpiper SESA
247.0 Western Sandpiper WESA
248.0 Sanderling SAND
249.0 Marbled Godwit MAGO
251.0 Hudsonian Godwit HUGO
254.0 Greater Yellowlegs GRYE
255.0 Lesser Yellowlegs LEYE
256.0 Solitary Sandpiper SOSA
258.0 Willet WILL
260.0 Ruff RUFF
261.0 Upland Sandpiper UPSA
262.0 Buff-breasted Sandpiper BBSA
263.0 Spotted Sandpiper SPSA
265.0 Whimbrel WHIM
270.0 Black-bellied Plover BBPL
272.0 American Golden-Plover AMGP
273.0 Killdeer KILL
274.0 Semipalmated Plover SEPL
277.0 Piping Plover PIPL
280.0 Wilson's Plover WIPL
283.0 Ruddy Turnstone RUTU
316.0 Mourning Dove MODO
325.0 Turkey Vulture TUVU
331.0 Northern Harrier NOHA
332.0 Sharp-shinned Hawk SSHA
333.0 Cooper's Hawk COHA
334.0 Northern Goshawk NOGO
337.0 Red-tailed Hawk RTHA
339.0 Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA
343.0 Broad-winged Hawk BWHA
347.0 Rough-legged Hawk RLHA
349.0 Golden Eagle GOEA
352.0 Bald Eagle BAEA
354.0 Gyrfalcon GYRF
356.0 Peregrine Falcon PEFA
357.0 Merlin MERL
360.0 American Kestrel AMKE
364.0 Osprey OSPR
365.0 Barn Owl BNOW
366.0 Long-eared Owl LEOW
367.0 Short-eared Owl SEOW
368.0 Barred Owl BDOW
372.0 Northern Saw-whet Owl NSWO
373.0 Eastern Screech-Owl EASO
375.0 Great Horned Owl GHOW
376.0 Snowy Owl SNOW
387.0 Yellow-billed Cuckoo YBCU
384.0 Groove-billed Ani GBAN
388.0 Black-billed Cuckoo BBCU
390.0 Belted Kingfisher BEKI
393.0 Hairy Woodpecker HAWO
394.0 Downy Woodpecker DOWO
402.0 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker YBSA
405.0 Pileated Woodpecker PIWO
406.0 Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO
409.0 Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO
412.0 Yellow-shafted Flicker YSFL
417.0 Whip-poor-will WPWI
420.0 Common Nighthawk CONI
423.0 Chimney Swift CHSW
428.0 Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU
443.0 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher STFL
444.0 Eastern Kingbird EAKI
447.0 Western Kingbird WEKI
452.0 Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL
456.0 Eastern Phoebe EAPH
459.0 Olive-sided Flycatcher OSFL
461.0 Eastern Wood-Pewee EAWP
463.0 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher YBFL
465.0 Acadian Flycatcher ACFL
466.0 Willow Flycatcher WIFL
466.1 Alder Flycatcher ALFL
466.9 Traill's Flycatcher TRFL
467.0 Least Flycatcher LEFL
474.0 Horned Lark HOLA
475.0 Black-billed Magpie BBMA
477.0 Blue Jay BLJA
488.0 American Crow AMCR
493.0 European Starling EUST
494.0 Bobolink BOBO
495.0 Brown-headed Cowbird BHCO
497.0 Yellow-headed Blackbird YHBL
498.0 Red-winged Blackbird RWBL
501.0 Eastern Meadowlark EAME
501.1 Western Meadowlark WEME
506.0 Orchard Oriole OROR
507.0 Baltimore Oriole BAOR
509.0 Rusty Blackbird RUBL
510.0 Brewer's Blackbird BRBL
511.0 Common Grackle COGR
514.0 Evening Grosbeak EVGR
515.0 Pine Grosbeak PIGR
517.0 Purple Finch PUFI
519.0 House Finch HOFI
527.0 Hoary Redpoll HORE
528.0 Common Redpoll CORE
529.0 American Goldfinch AMGO
533.0 Pine Siskin PISI
534.0 Snow Bunting SNBU
536.0 Lapland Longspur LALO
540.0 Vesper Sparrow VESP
542.0 Savannah Sparrow SAVS
546.0 Grasshopper Sparrow GRSP
547.0 Henslow's Sparrow HESP
548.0 Le Conte's Sparrow LCSP
549.9 Sharp-tailed Sparrow STSP
552.0 Lark Sparrow LASP
553.0 Harris's Sparrow HASP
554.0 White-crowned Sparrow WCSP
558.0 White-throated Sparrow WTSP
559.0 American Tree Sparrow ATSP
560.0 Chipping Sparrow CHSP
561.0 Clay-colored Sparrow CCSP
563.0 Field Sparrow FISP
567.0 Slate-colored Junco SCJU
581.0 Song Sparrow SOSP
583.0 Lincoln's Sparrow LISP
584.0 Swamp Sparrow SWSP
585.0 Fox Sparrow FOSP
587.0 Eastern Towhee EATO
593.0 Northern Cardinal NOCA
595.0 Rose-breasted Grosbeak RBGR
598.0 Indigo Bunting INBU
604.0 Dickcissel DICK
608.0 Scarlet Tanager SCTA
610.0 Summer Tanager SUTA
611.0 Purple Martin PUMA
612.0 Cliff Swallow CLSW
613.0 Barn Swallow BARS
614.0 Tree Swallow TRES
616.0 Bank Swallow BANS
617.0 Northern Rough-winged Swallow NRWS
618.0 Bohemian Waxwing BOWA
619.0 Cedar Waxwing CEDW
621.0 Northern Shrike NSHR
622.0 Loggerhead Shrike LOSH
624.0 Red-eyed Vireo REVI
626.0 Philadelphia Vireo PHVI
627.0 Warbling Vireo WAVI
628.0 Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI
629.0 Blue-headed Vireo BHVI
629.9 Solitary Vireo SOVI
631.0 White-eyed Vireo WEVI
636.0 Black-and-White Warbler BAWW
637.0 Prothonotary Warbler PROW
639.0 Worm-eating Warbler WEWA
641.0 Blue-winged Warbler BWWA
641.2 Brewster's Warbler BRWA
641.3 Lawrence's Warbler LAWA
642.0 Golden-winged Warbler GWWA
645.0 Nashville Warbler NAWA
646.0 Orange-crowned Warbler OCWA
647.0 Tennessee Warbler TEWA
648.0 Northern Parula NOPA
650.0 Cape May Warbler CMWA
652.0 Yellow Warbler YWAR
654.0 Black-throated Blue Warbler BTBW
655.0 Myrtle Warbler MYWA
657.0 Magnolia Warbler MAWA
658.0 Cerulean Warbler CERW
659.0 Chestnut-sided Warbler CSWA
660.0 Bay-breasted Warbler BBWA
661.0 Blackpoll Warbler BLPW
662.0 Blackburnian Warbler BLBW
663.0 Yellow-throated Warbler YTWA
667.0 Black-throated Green Warbler BTNW
670.0 Kirtland's Warbler KIWA
671.0 Pine Warbler PIWA
672.0 Western Palm Warbler WPWA
672.9 Yellow Palm Warbler YPWA
673.0 Prairie Warbler PRAW
674.0 Ovenbird OVEN
675.0 Northern Waterthrush NOWA
676.0 Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA
677.0 Kentucky Warbler KEWA
678.0 Connecticut Warbler CONW
679.0 Mourning Warbler MOWA
681.0 Common Yellowthroat COYE
683.0 Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH
684.0 Hooded Warbler HOWA
685.0 Wilson's Warbler WIWA
686.0 Canada Warbler CAWA
687.0 American Redstart AMRE
688.2 House Sparrow HOSP
697.0 American Pipit AMPI
703.0 Northern Mockingbird NOMO
704.0 Gray Catbird GRCA
705.0 Brown Thrasher BRTH
718.0 Carolina Wren CARW
719.0 Bewick's Wren BEWR
721.0 House Wren HOWR
722.0 Winter Wren WIWR
724.0 Sedge Wren SEWR
725.0 Marsh Wren MAWR
726.0 Brown Creeper BRCR
727.0 White-breasted Nuthatch WBNU
728.0 Red-breasted Nuthatch RBNU
731.0 Eastern Tufted Titmouse ETTI
735.0 Black-capped Chickadee BCCH
748.0 Golden-crowned Kinglet GCKI
749.0 Ruby-crowned Kinglet RCKI
751.0 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN
755.0 Wood Thrush WOTH
756.0 Veery VEER
757.0 Gray-cheeked Thrush GCTH
758.0 Swainson's Thrush SWTH
759.0 Hermit Thrush HETH
761.0 American Robin AMRO
766.0 Eastern Bluebird EABL
