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code for bird names
- To: carolina birds list serve <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: code for bird names
- From: Len/Esther Pardue <eljeep@mindspring.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 13:06:53 -0400
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
I know I'm showing my age, but I wonder why it's becoming fashionable to
use what I'm told is bird-banders code to refer to bird names. Yes, I'm
sure I could find a web site that lists the code. Yes, I'm sure, with
effort, I can de-code the birds' names without a deciphering book.
But in my view the code impedes communication and I wish people would cease
using it in everyday communications. Like messages to Carolinabirds.
peace, Len Pardue, Asheville NC