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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01CA6E86.EAC19A70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Putting It All Together a.. With practice, you will find yourself automatically and quickly = going through the basic steps for identification without consciously = thinking about it. Some birders call this "giss" (pronounced jizz); an = acronym for "general impression, size and shape," but it's also for the = overall recognition that comes with practice.=20 http://www.ehow.com/way_5166167_guide-bird-identification.html ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Andy Dean=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 10:32 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Bird acronyms I received this mail from my grandson who is employed as a computer = 'techie'. Hi Gramps, I was reading a programming book today and it had a couple of bird watching acronyms in it. They are: LBB and GISS I can tell him that LBB is lesser black-backed but the GISS has me = stumped. Anyone? Andy & Lelia Dean 86 Baden Powell Drive Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5 Tel: [902] 678-6243 aadean@ns.sympatico.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=20 Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.83/2528 - Release Date: = 11/26/09 05:10:00 ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01CA6E86.EAC19A70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16939" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> <H2 class=3DHeading3a itxtvisited=3D"1">Putting It All Together</H2> <LI itxtvisited=3D"1">With practice, you will find yourself = automatically and=20 quickly going through the basic steps for identification without = consciously=20 thinking about it. Some birders call this "giss" (pronounced jizz); an = acronym=20 for "general impression, size and shape," but it's also for the overall=20 recognition that comes with practice. </LI></DIV> <DIV itxtvisited=3D"1"><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.ehow.com/way_5166167_guide-bird-identification.html">h= ttp://www.ehow.com/way_5166167_guide-bird-identification.html</A></FONT><= /DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Daadean@ns.sympatico.ca = href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">Andy=20 Dean</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 26, = 2009 10:32=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Bird = acronyms</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I received this mail from my grandson who is employed as a = computer=20 'techie'.</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Gramps,</FONT></DIV> <DIV>I was reading a programming book today and it had a couple of=20 bird<BR>watching acronyms in it.<BR>They are:<BR>LBB and = GISS</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>I can tell him that LBB is lesser black-backed but the GISS has = me=20 stumped. Anyone?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Andy & Lelia Dean<BR>86 Baden = Powell=20 Drive<BR>Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5<BR>Tel: [902] = 678-6243</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <P> <HR> <P></P><BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG = -=20 www.avg.com <BR>Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.83/2528 - = Release=20 Date: 11/26/09 05:10:00<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01CA6E86.EAC19A70--
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