John, As I tried to indicate in my message, I did not just invent this system. It was already in use for some time as of the mid-1980s at the Lab of O in conjunction with other organizations, including federal researchers. Perhaps they have since abandoned it (I don't know) but I find it very use
Why confuse the issue by inventing yet another coding system? Shorthand is
great for
field notes and makes sense for information exchange when we all use the same
system. The tetranome system accepted by the Bird Banding Lab and the AOU is not
difficult. A guide can be found at
http://www.pwrc.us
