hello all,

would it be possible to use the full common name for the bird at least
once before resorting to abbreviations? i am sure that half of the
tweeters have no idea what some messages are saying. isn't sharing
your joy of birds with the tweeters audience the reason for posting
these messages in the first place?

scientists use the following system of abbreviations in all scientific
papers. they introduce the bird first and follow the name with the
desired abbreviation, like this; white-crowned sparrow (WCSP). [we
also use the scientific name, but i don't think that is necessary for
tweeters, is it?] if that system is not satisfactory, perhaps you can
put an "abbreviation decoder" at the end of your message, instead? by
doing so, you will allow many more people to understand and enjoy your
message and your birds!

regards,

Deborah Wisti-Peterson, PhD Candidate nyneve at u.washington.edu
Department of Zoology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash, USA
Visit me on the web: http://students.washington.edu/~nyneve/
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