Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:54:57 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Sherry Peruzzi Subject: Re: another OC Trip MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Les Eastman wrote: >> would you please not use initials but spell out the names >> of the birds. > Amen to that! I'm another eager but inexperienced birder. RAZO, TUDU, PUSA and such are meaningless to me. Marshall Iliff set a great example by discussing the "weirdo" Turkey Vulture he saw and then, after spelling out Turkey Vulture twice, used the abbreviation TUVU. Using both in the same post is a great way to help us newbies learn the shorthand, but please do include the full name at least once. Thanks! Sherry ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================