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Abbreviations for Bird Sightings
 
Location Use
A.A. Arnold Arboretum Boston (A.A.)
ABC Allen Bird Club
A.P. Andrews Point, Rockport Rockport (H.P.)
A.Pd Allens Pond, S. Dartmouth S. Dart. (A.Pd)
B. Beach
Barre F.D. Barre Falls Dam, Barre, Rutland
B.I. Belle Isle, E. Boston E. Boston (B.I.)
B.R. Bass Rocks, Gloucester Gloucester (B.R.)
BBC Brookline Bird Club BBC (trip leader)
BMB Broad Meadow Brook, Worcester Worc. (BMB)
C.B. Crane Beach, Ipswich Ipswich (C.B.)
C.P. Crooked Pond, Boxford Boxford (C.P.)
Cambr. Cambridge Cambr. (F.P.)
CCBC Cape Cod Bird Club CCBC (trip leader)
CGB Coast Guard Beach, Eastham Eastham (CGB)
Corp. B. Corporation Beach, Dennis Dennis (Corp. B.)
Cumb. Farms Cumberland Farms, Middleboro
DFWS Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
DWMA Delaney WMA, Stow, Bolton, Harvard
DWWS Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary
E.P. Eastern Point, Gloucester Gloucester (E.P.)
EMHW Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch
F.E. First Encounter Beach, Eastham Eastham (F.E.)
F.H. Fort Hill, Eastham Eastham (F.H.)
F.M. Fowl Meadow Milton (F.M.)
F.P. Fresh Pond, Cambridge Camb. (F.P.)
F.Pk Franklin Park, Boston Boston (F.Pk)
G40 Gate 40, Quabbin Quabbin (G40)
GMNWR Great Meadows NWR
H. Harbor
H.P. Halibut Point, Rockport Rockport (H.P.)
HRWMA High Ridge WMA, Gardner
I. Island Boston (Georges I.)
IRWS Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
L. Ledge
M.V. Martha's Vineyard
MARC Mass. Avian Records Committee
MBO Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
MAS Massachusetts Audubon Society
MBWMA Martin Burns WMA, Newbury
MNWS Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
MSSF Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth
Mt.A. Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge/Watertown
NAC Nine Acre Corner, Concord Concord (NAC)
Nant. Nantucket
NEHW New England Hawk Watch
Newbypt Newburyport
ONWR Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge
P.I. Plum Island
Pd Pond
P'town Provincetown
Pont. Pontoosuc Lake, Lanesboro Lanesboro (Pont.)
R.P. Race Point, Provincetown P’town (R.P.)
Res. Reservoir
S. Dart. South Dartmouth
S.B. South Beach, Chatham Chatham (S.B.)
S.N. Sandy Neck, Barnstable Barnstable (S.N.)
SRV Sudbury River Valley
SSBC South Shore Bird Club SSBC (trip leader)
TASL Take A Second Look Harbor Census TASL (M. Hall)
USFWS US Fish and Wildlife Service
WBWS Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
WMWS Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
Wompatuck Wompatuck State Park, Hingham, Cohassett, Norwell
Worc. Worcester Worc. (BMB)
Other Example
ad adult 4 ad
alt alternate 1 alt pl
b banded 3 b
br breeding 6 br pl
dk dark (morph) 1 dk
f female 8 f
fl fledgling 1 ad + 3 fl
imm immature 6 imm
juv juvenile 3 juv
lt light (morph) 4 lt
m male 1 m
max maximum 14 max 6/17
migr migrating 820 migr
n nesting pr n
ph photographed 1 ph
pl plumage 1 br pl
pr pair 4 pr
S summer (1S = 1st summer) 1 1S
v.o. various observers (at various times) M. Rines + v..o.
W winter (2W = second winter) 6 2W
yg young pr + 16 yg
# additional observers (at the same time) M. Rines#
 
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