Point taken. I'll be less lazy in future. Sorry for generating so much traffic! I did reply off-list to Donna but didn't mean to confuse others, so thanks Asher for your reply to the list.
And great pic of the rough-legged hawk today, Jay! Finally, (at least) 2 pair of Hooded Mergansers arrived at Sapsucker Woods Pond feeding area today. One of my favorite birds. ChrisP Begin forwarded message: > From: Jay McGowan <[email protected]> > Date: March 15, 2011 5:30:35 PM EDT > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] abbreviations > Reply-To: Jay William McGowan <[email protected]> > > While very useful as shorthand for both bird banders and general > birders, we to avoid these abbreviations on the listserv, since not > everyone knows them and they can get confusing when people try to > use them without knowing the exceptions to the rules. > > Cheers. > -Jay > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Donna Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > At John VanNiels' suggestion, I Googled Alpha codes birds and got > the whole list of Bird Name Codes. > Thanks all, for your help with this. > > Donna Scott > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: Donna Lee Scott ; Chris Pelkie ; CAYUGABIRDS-L > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 4:55 PM > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] abbreviations > > umm - me too please! what are those abbreviations? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Donna Scott <[email protected]> > To: Chris Pelkie <[email protected]>; CAYUGABIRDS-L > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Mar 15, 2011 7:55 am > Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] abbreviations > > For the benefit of us non-texters and Trac Fone users, please > define FOY and NOMO. > thanks! > > Donna S > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chris Pelkie > To: CAYUGABIRDS-L > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:54 AM > Subject: [cayugabirds-l] GBH at SSW > > Mary at the front desk reported it first and several of us went out > to welcome back the first GBH to the big snag on SSW pond this AM. > Maybe the same one Sara Jane reported flying over Honness Lane. > > My FOY yard NOMO arrived also this AM in full song. He's been a > regular for the last several years since the mixed evergreen hedge > we planted 17 yrs ago have grown to 20' or so making a great > habitat for NOMO and house finches, etc. > > ChrisP > -- > > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html > 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
