I would guess it refers to the festive and delicious Easter creature in the attached picture. On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 5:55 PM, Al & Linda Warfield < warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, it's not in the official list of banding codes either, so only > Julie knows. > > http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/manual/aspeclst.htm#L > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Jim Blowers <jimvb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *To:* juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx ; 'Richmond > Birds'<va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Cc:* 'Dudley, Sue' <DudleyS@xxxxxxxxxxx> ; 'Hierholzer, > Sarah'<hierholzers@xxxxxxxxx>; > waterouzel82@xxxxxxxxx ; Mark.Kacmarcik@xxxxxxxxxxx ; hardhindsa@xxxxxxxxx; > michael.kacmarcik@xxxxxx ; 'Kronopolus, > Carol'<Carol.Kronopolus2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; > WPalmBMan@xxxxxxx ; alden57@xxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2009 4:26 PM > *Subject:* [va-richmond-general] Re: Spring migration banding Powhatan- > Easter Sunday 2009 > > What does YEPE mean? Web pages that contain AMRO, TUTI, CAGO and so forth > do not contain YEPE. > > > > Jim Blowers > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > va-richmond-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of * > juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Sunday, 2009 April 12 21:03 > *To:* Richmond Birds > *Cc:* Dudley, Sue; Hierholzer, Sarah; waterouzel82@xxxxxxxxx; > Mark.Kacmarcik@xxxxxxxxxxx; hardhindsa@xxxxxxxxx; michael.kacmarcik@xxxxxx; > Kronopolus, Carol; WPalmBMan@xxxxxxx; alden57@xxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [va-richmond-general] Spring migration banding Powhatan- Easter > Sunday 2009 > > > > Have been doing some spring migration banding in Powhatan when possible > since April 4. Friday the 10th-13 White-throated sparrows were banded as > well as recapturing a Hermit Thrush we first banded April 4. There is more > bird song every time we go out and today was no different. It was a > wonderful "Sunrise Service" at 6 am. As the weather got warmer the birds > (although not hitting the nets) got more active. Heard my FOS Northern > Parula and Yellow-throated Vireo. Had 3 fly-overs of a Broad-wing Hawk and > many Wood ducks. The Blue-grey Gnatcatchers, Yellow-throated warblers and > Louisiana Waterthrush have been calling for > a week. We were pleased to net > an Ovenbird on the first run this morning and a couple Cardinals....other > than that and oh yeah a couple YEPE's the canopy was busier than our nets. > > > > The May-apples, Spring Beauty and Fiddle-heads made for a wonderful walk > through the forest. A peaceful morning watching spring unfold. > > > > Happy Easter, > > Julie Kacmarcik > > > > > > *This YEPE was obviously hit by a Cooper's Hawk. ** > OVENBIRD* > > > > > >