Month |
8=September to 12=December |
Day |
Date in the month |
Year |
Year: 1992-2003 |
CaptureTime |
Time of capture (HH:MM) |
ReleaseTime |
Time of release (HH:MM) |
BandNumber |
ID band code |
Species |
CH=Cooper's, RT=Red-tailed, SS=Sharp-Shinned |
Age |
A=Adult or I=Imature |
Sex |
F=Female or M=Male |
Wing |
Length (in mm) of primary wing feather from tip to wrist it attaches to |
Weight |
Body weight (in gm) |
Culmen |
Length (in mm) of the upper bill from the tip to where it bumps into the fleshy part of the bird |
Hallux |
Length (in mm) of the killing talon |
Tail |
Measurement (in mm) related to the length of the tail (invented at the MacBride Raptor Center) |
StandardTail |
Standard measurement of tail length (in mm) |
Tarsus |
Length of the basic foot bone (in mm) |
WingPitFat |
Amount of fat in the wing pit |
KeelFat |
Amount of fat on the breastbone (measured by feel |
Crop |
Amount of material in the crop, coded from 1=full to 0=empty |