BTW, the obituary says he played “Taps” at the race track. If he did, it would probably bring everybody down, since Taps is played at military funerals (and brings me to tears every time I hear it). When I talked to Lew about his playing
at the track, he was playing the usual “First Call.”
Just thought I’d offer a correction.
Tom
In case anybody missed the obituary, Lew Ulrey died on 2-16-22. Somehow the photo doesn’t look anything like him.
Tom McCabe, Boise
Not Accepted in first round (0-7):
Parasitic Jaeger 44-B-2021
Green Heron 32-B-2021
Prothonotary Warbler 56-B-2021
Accepted in second round:
Red knot 59-B-2021 (7-0)
Purple Finch 22-B-2021 (7-0)
Green Heron 34-B-2021 (5-2)
Gyrfalcon 27-B-2021 (5-2)
Snowy Plover 24-B-2021 (5-2)
Not Accepted in second round:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 47-B-2020 (0-7)
Snowy Plover 49-B-2021 (0-7)
Red Knot 46-B-2021 (2-5)
Short-billed Dowitcher 42-B-2021 (0-7)
Short-billed Dowitcher 41-B-2021 (0-7)
Short-billed Dowitcher 40-B-2021 (0-7)
Little Blue Heron 29-B-2021 (2-5)
Magnolia Warbler 53-B-2021 (0-7)
Eastern Phoebe 67-B-2020 (1-6)
Long-billed Dowitcher 15-B-2021 (0-7)
Gyrfalcon 35-B-2021 (0-7)
Short-billed Dowitcher 47-B-2021 (0-7)
Chestnut-collared Longspur 31-B-2021 (0-7)
Band-tailed pigeon 30-B-2021 (1-6)
Not Accepted in third round:
Vermilion Flycatcher 45-B-2021 (1-6)
Swainson’s Thrush 2-B-2021 (1-6)
Green Heron 28-B-2021 (3-4)
I’ve been asked a few times about the meaning of the alpha-numeric codes shown after the species name in the list of reviewed records I send out in these updates. All records are in this format:
Species name, Record Number, (Vote).
Species name is self explanatory.
The record number is in 3 parts separated by hyphens. The first part is the number of the record within a given year. The second part is a letter, either A or B, which designates whether the report is for a species with previous Idaho records (B), or if the report is for a species not yet documented in Idaho (A). The third part is the year in which the report was submitted.
The numbers in parenthesis are the final vote arrived at by IBRC for the record, with the first number for “accept” votes, the second for “not accept” votes. First round votes must be unanimous to be decisive so any record Accepted/Not Accepted in first round is necessarily 7-0 or 0-7.
Here’s an example:
Lincoln’s Sparrow 11-B-13 (7-0)
In this case the species is Lincoln’s Sparrow.
The record number, 11-B-13, shows that this is the 11th report submitted to IBRC during the year, the “B” shows that there are previous records for Lincoln’s Sparrow, “13” is the year, 2013.
The numbers in parenthesis, (7-0), are the final vote on the record. 7 votes to Accept, 0 votes for Not Accept.
Accepted in first round:
Bewick’s Wren 15-B-13
Accepted in second round:
Lincoln’s Sparrow 11-B-13 (7-0)
-Report rarities to the Idaho Bird Records Committee via the online form at:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/node/add/rare_bird_reports
-Helpful tips for preparing your report can be found in this article:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/how-to-document
-Don’t forget to check the Review List before taking the time to prepare a report:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/review-species
-You can contact the Secretary via email at this address:
secretary@idahobirds.net
-As always you can email any Committee member with questions. Addresses can be found here:
https://ibrc.idahobirds.net/
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Cliff and Lisa Weisse
Island Park, Idaho
cliffandlisa@octobersetters.com