6.15. The 2006 tail section: free-form addenda to the body section

Following the net code and the alignment check character you may append any number of optional free-format fields for the other, optional items from the banding sheet.

Each field starts with a single-quote character (“'”), followed by a code indicating the type of field, followed by information specific to that type of field. Fields may be added in any order.

Here are the tail-section fields and their formats:

`'c…`	Color bands. Following the `c`, code the color bands just as they appear on the sheet. Up to five characters may follow, and one of them must be the slash (“`/`”) separating the left-leg bands from the right-leg bands. Examples: “`'crgk/s`” means red, green, and black bands from top to bottom on the left leg, with a service (metal) band on the right leg. See also Section 4.30, “Color bands”.
`'dD`	Disposition code. For example, if the bird was a victim of predation, code that as “`'dp`”. See Section 4.26, “Disposition”.
`'pF`	Feather pulled, where `F` is letter “`o`” for one (outer) primary pulled, or “`i`” for two (outer and inner) primaries pulled. Note: This was originally proposed as `'f`, but many banders in the 2006 season code a `P` in this column; coding this as `'po` is more mnemonic than coding it as `'fo`.
`'nDD`	Note number `DD`. If only one digit is used, it will be left-padded with zero in the output record.
`'sS`	Cloacal swab, where `S` is 1 for the size 1 swab, 2 for the size 2 swab, or F if the sample was taken from the capture bag.

iband7: IBP banding data entry system

6.15. The 2006 tail section: free-form addenda to the body section