Bank, Barn = BARS Wrens can get you...CARW =Carolina, CACW, = Cactus, So what would Canyon be? There are others that go against the grains to. Go to the Cornell Bird Labe website for a list of all US. PS...Many folks very much don't get and dislike these shortcuts on Texbirds so beware. ********************************************************************** Brush Freeman 503-551-5150 Cell 120 N. Red Bud Trail. Elgin, Tx. 78621 http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 1:51 PM, Robert White <glqman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > At lunchtime I went for a walk behind my office in NW Harris > County. Thanks to reading this forum I > learned a few years ago to abbreviate my sightings, but I don't know all > the official > ABA designations. I can tell, though, that if I wrote down either > RBWO or RBWP I saw a Red Bellied Woodpecker. No one else needs to know > about my ignorance. I've even started saying to myself "There's a > NOCA" or whatever. > Here's my dilemma. I > am entering my list into e-bird and I came to BASW. Can someone tell me > if I saw a Barn Swallow > or a Bank Swallow? > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > -Bob White > Spring, TX > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner