Rick Romea wrote:

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> In his book "Kingbird Highway", Ken Kaufman describes the growth of the
> birding 'vernacular' in North America quite nicely. I believe they
> referred to themselves with the acronym: I(ncredible) D(istances) I(n)
> O(rnithological) T(ravel)
>

Or S(tudying) M(igration) A(nd) C(ourtship) = SMAC. You (not me :-)) could say
"I am going to go SMAC some birds today". Or "I am a going SMACKING or I am a
SMACKER"

Or S(tudy) O(f) B(irds) I(n) N(atures) G(arden)= We are going SOBING today.

Or B(irding)

Jerry Converse
Grand Coulee, WA