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Birding terminology (was "swoops of martins")
- To: <cdrwxwng@webtv.net>, <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Birding terminology (was "swoops of martins")
- From: "Tomm Lorenzin" <skytomm@1000plus.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 08:06:17 -0500
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I started out as a birdwatcher forty-odd years ago. Somewhere along the way
I was graduated to being a "birder" doing "birding" instead of
"birdwatching." Does anyone remember just when this mass matriculation took
place? Or how? Or why?
Cheers!
Tomm "tetch'd bah fahr" Lorenzin
Mooresville (Lake Norman), NC
SkyTomm(at)1000plus.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
> [mailto:carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu] On Behalf Of
> cdrwxwng@webtv.net
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 02:00
> To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
> Subject: Re: swoops of martins
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> My personal favorite is the charm of finches. Also
> interesting is, a flock is only a "flock" when the birds are
> on the ground. When they're on the wing, they're a "flight."
> Who knew birding could be so particular and refined!
>
> Randy Scheiner
>