Hi Harold I tend to agree- it is very frustrating to try to figure out an abbreviation if you aren't familiar, and most of us, on all levels, are not. I don't like to see them either. In my case, just laziness, and wrong to boot! No intention on my part to appear superior.-in fact, it turns out quite the opposite. To clarify- NH, is nuthatch in my own lingo. Hope that helps. Cynthia Crawford Creature Kinships and Natural Affinities Animal and Nature Paintings, Portraits and Prints www.creaturekinships.com Photos: http://pbase.com/creaturekinships BLOG: http://creature-kinships.blogspot.com/ On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Harold M. Swartz < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Let me plead again—the use of the abbreviations, however well intended, > tends to make some members of the birding list feel like second class > citizens. There are circumstances such a surveys where eth use of the > abbreviations adds to the efficient\cy. As a distribution to the more > general birding population, I think that they are inappropriate. > > > > Hal Swartz > > > > *From:* Upper Valley Birders [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *david merker > *Sent:* Monday, January 13, 2014 8:35 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [UVB] Evening Grosbeak!! > > > > Hi All > > If we want to cotinue to use abbreviations, here is a link to the American > Ornithological Union's list of abbreviations, either to use to acquire an > abbreviation or to decode one! > > http://www.birdpop.org/DownloadDocuments/Alpha_codes_eng.pdf > > > > Dave Merker > Etna, New Hampshire > Cape May Raptor Banding Project Inc. > www.capemayraptors.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 08:14:24 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [UVB] Evening Grosbeak!! > To: [log in to unmask] > > Good Morning! > > EGB female, heard and saw. FOY at my feeders this AM. Hope she's the scout > for the flock. > > Also have 2 red-breasted NH, the usual chickadees and WP, and think I > heard a Titmouse for the first time this year. > > > > Cynthia Crawford > > > Creature Kinships and Natural Affinities > Animal and Nature Paintings, Portraits and Prints > www.creaturekinships.com > Photos: http://pbase.com/creaturekinships > BLOG: http://creature-kinships.blogspot.com/ > > **************************************************************** To post > messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your > e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list > owner: [log in to unmask] Web based > archives and subscription management are available at: > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html**************************************************************** > > **************************************************************** To post > messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your > e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list > owner: [log in to unmask] Web based > archives and subscription management are available at: > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html**************************************************************** > **************************************************************** To post > messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your > e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list > owner: [log in to unmask] Web based > archives and subscription management are available at: > http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html**************************************************************** **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************