I have loved this thread and have had more than one laugh….For myself, I can only reliably remember ASAP and RSVP and LOL (which only has 3 letters!) I was proud that I learned FOY this spring, although I had to type it into my phone and save it to refer back if I forgot what it meant! I wish I knew ALL the acronyms so I could be one of the cool kids. You guys rock. Susie Deagle > On Mar 16, 2015, at 9:56 AM, Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I agree that full names should be used on OBOL. It's not that hard. I use > the codes almost exclusively in the field for note-taking, but that's a > different situation. > > Some movement of Golden-crowned Sparrows. I had a one-day wonder > White-crowned. My "winter" yellow-rumped warblers disappeared about three > weeks ago. Thomas Meinzen and I saw a partly-molted Audubon's and a > less-molted Myrtle in west Eugene last weekend. I have not had any > Orange-crowns in SW Eugene since early january, but I think the outriders of > spring should be here in another week. > . > . > Alan Contreras > acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx> > > Eugene, Oregon > > > > > On Mar 16, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Bill and Nicki wrote: > >> As Mike correctly points out, the code for Bank Swallow is BANS, not BASW as >> I had indicated. This illustrates Joel's point. So, I agree that we should >> use full names on OBOL. I did enjoy the posts. >> Bill Evans >> Beavercreek >> >> >> >> >> OBOL archives: www.freelists.org/archive/obol >> <//www.freelists.org/archive/obol> >> Manage your account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/obol >> <//www.freelists.org/list/obol> >> Contact moderators: obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:obol-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> >