Thanks for the resource!

On Tue, April 1, 2008 1:05 pm, Christine Southwick wrote:
> These Four Letter Initialisms (TFLI) are valuable time-savers for birders
> in the field. They require some time and practice to become
> proficient--once learned they are easy to use, and become second nature.
> Because Tweeters is used by many people who do not have to fill out forms
> using bird names over and over again, this can be annoying.[I hate reading
> a government document with all those unknown (to me) garbblygook acronyms]
> I think the protocol that Tweeters has decreed; that four letter
> abbreviations may be used if the full bird name has been used preceeding
> the four letter code (e.g. Black-capped Chickadee (BCCH), is a wise
> decision, and allows anyone interested to learn some abbreviations that
> can be useful for yardlists, diaries, etc--a type of short cut.
> We really aren't out to thwart others, using the abbrevs. have become
> habit.
> If you are interested:
> The complete species list (including the exceptions) can be found at:
> http://www.birdpop.org/AlphaCodes.htm
>
> Recently I banded two new yard birds and the Master Banders said: 2
> NEYBs--so fun can be had by using these codes creatively also.
>
> Christine Southwick
> N Seattle/Shoreline
> clsouthwick at comcast.net
>
>
> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008, Charlie Potter wrote:
>
>> Wish I knew what all TFLI* are. I'll have to do some research!
>>
>> *These Four Letter Initialisms
>>
>> On Tue, April 1, 2008 10:04 am, fremontinn at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>> And I clearly hear a Laughing Gull "laughing" outside.? No REALLY!!!?
>>>
>>> Bruce Jones
>>> Shoreline, WA/Wilmington, NC
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>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Matt Bartels <mattxyz at earthlink.net>
>>> To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>>> Sent: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 9:08 am
>>> Subject: [Tweeters] Birds today
>>>
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>>> Hi Tweets-
>>> Relieved at the prospect of unambiguously good weather for a change,
>>> I got out for some early birding this morning at the usual spot.
>>>
>>> The day started out well, before first light, when a pair of BAOW
>>> flew over - perhaps a foreshadowing of what was to come....
>>>
>>> A little later, dawn chorus picked up, and I was happy to watch &
>>> listen to the mixture of winter and summer birds. Some of the more
>>> notable finds: A SASP gave its unmistakable song, just as a nice
>>> flock of TRSW flew past vocalizing. In the distance, I heard what I
>>> could have sworn was a MOQU, though this location is really unlikely
>>> for such a species. Shorebird migration has begun in trickles, with
>>> STSA a BTGO, and a BBSA being the prizes of the day. A distant RNPH
>>> was a nice find too. After watching a single NOSH near the pond
>>> while a flock of BASW swirled overhead, I headed to the thickets
>>> where I hoped for warblers. I wasn't disappointed, either, with a
>>> single male BTGW. a female BLWA and a bright PRWA showing up today!
>>> Nearby, I tracked down one vagrant CAWR sitting next to a LABU before
>>> calling it a morning.
>>>
>>> What started as just an unambiguously good weather day turned out to
>>> be unambiguously good for birding as well -- enjoy the rest of the
>>> day,
>>>
>>> Matt Bartels
>>> Seattle, WA
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