[Tweeters] 4 letter codes

[J Christian Kessler via Tweeters]

my reaction to some of of the place names people use.I usually figure it
out, but WTH.
I agree people posting should include the English name somewhere, and not
all do.  Solving other people hasn't worked in my lifetime, or history.

Chris Kessler

On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM Odette James via Tweeters <
tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> I've been birding 47 years and I've never used the 4 letter codes. They

> annoyed me the first time I saw them and they still annoy me. Whenever I

> see a message that uses one of the codes without including the name of the

> bird, my reaction is "WTH is that!" After a short time of annoyance, I

> figure it out, but WTH.

>

> Odette James, Lakeshore Retirement Community, with a gorgeous view of the

> Cedar River Delta (and all the storm debris now stranded on it)

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