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Hi All, July 31, 2007
Just so this does not end up looking like 'pick on Mike day' I wish
to note that I found no ambiguity in the abbreviation LBB as used.
Out of context it would convey no definite meaning to me but in an
e-mail about household bats it seemed self evident. Same would not apply
to someone who was not aware that our common bat around houses is the
Little Brown Bat.
Yt, DW
Jim Wolford wrote:
>Mike, I for one don't like abbreviations where there might be any confusion.
>Among birders, "lbb" is a long-established moniker for "little brown bird",
>and "lbj" is "little brown job" -- then there is "lbm" for "little brown
>mushroom" -- etc.?
>
>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
>----------
>From: Mike McCall <mikemccall@xcountry.tv>
>Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:53:15 -0300
>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Bats on the deck
>
>Sorry about the confusion.
>
>Of course, I was referring to a Little Brown Bat. Maybe I'll give up
>shorthand when
>discussing nature.
>
>Mike McCall
>
>On 30-Jul-07, at 8:44 PM, Mike McCall wrote:
>
>>Doug:
>>
>>Eight years ago I erected a palatial built-to-specs bat house and
>>mounted it on the perfect
>>south-facing wall of a shed. Nary a bat in eight years.
>>
>>Three years ago,droppings appeared below a pergola on my front
>>deck, just at the main entrance
>>to the house. At least one LBB has been in summer residence ever
>>since and we often see him/her
>>at dusk and occasionally in the morning.
>>
>>Bats can drive one bats.
>>
>>
>>Mike
>>
>>
>>On 30-Jul-07, at 4:37 PM, Doug Linzey wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Friday when I opened up the umbrella on the deck a bat and I
>>>startled each other. It was having a snooze and I was looking for
>>>some shade.
>>>
>>>Friday night I lowered the umbrella again, and Saturday while we
>>>were at the dining table we watched seven bats emerge at dusk. As
>>>interesting as this is, the deck table did accumulate some
>>>droppings, so we've denied the bats their shelter the last couple
>>>of nights.
>>>
>>>As a matter of interest, there is a bat house attached to the
>>>south side of our house above the deck, but it appears to go unused.
>>>
>>>Doug Linzey
>>>Arlington
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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