The elitist tone of this post illustrates why some newbies are driven
away from birding by know it all types. Speak in plain English and
don't give us a lecture on personal development.

Arthur Berman
North Vancouver, BC

Joemeche at aol.com wrote:
>
> Tweeters and such,
>
> I find it interesting that some folks are put out by the four-letter code for
> bird names. It would help if you look at the fun aspect and see this as a
> valuable learning process. We're always trying to improve our field ID skills but
> balk at having to learn a four-letter code for bird names? I'm with Gary
> Bletsch and have to agree that it's not that difficult.
>
>