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

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On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Harold M. Swartz <
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>  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
>
>
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