Re: [Maine-birds] Bobo

Merci beaucoup, mon ami.  C'est très clair; comme de la boue, n'est pas? ;-)

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Lest this email be completely wasted, I should report a semi-late Palm Warbler near the Flood Farm in Clinton this morning.  Also had a Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Spotted Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, and Americal Pipit in the same general vicinity, all of which I normally find to be somewhat scarce in late October.  12 Ruddy Ducks and 2 Bufflehead on North Pond in Smithfield were my first unusual ducks in the area this fall, although Bufflehead seem to be more regular than in the past.

Wally S.

On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 18:25:32 -0400, Bruce Bartrug <bbartrug@gmail.com> wrote:

Mis amigos, explicame, por favor, porque ustedes han usado la palabra bobo como un nombre de uno pajaro.  Pregunto, porque "bobo" en Español es lo mismo como "clown" en su idioma de Inglés.

Did I make myself clear?

BOBO is not only Spanish for clown, it's also the origin of the word "booby," a bird that looks like a bobo because it has a black mask.  It's fine if you want to use "professional" codes, but many here are not professional ornithologists, and if you wish to be understood by everyone it would seem logical to write in plain English.  Not in Spanish, and not in made up codes.  It also might be best if you would kindly use the correct name of the bird, not "redwing," which, as pointed out by Derek, is a European thrush.

Derek's posts on this forum are exemplary, in that he always uses the correct English name besides the codes, and often the scientific names as well.

I don't make the rules here, so do what you want.  I just don't read posts that only have codes. 

Cheers,

BAB

Bruce Bartrug
Nobleboro, Maine, USA
bbartrug@gmail.com
www.brucebartrug.com

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.  - Albert Einstein

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