Hi Mike Cooper at al.,
Re the three-digit numbers, the ABA didn't create them - it proposed to use
the numbers in the AOU (now AOS) check list, which could be one-digit (e.g.
Western Grebe, AOU #1), two-digit, or three-digit numbers (e.g. Java
Sparrow, AOU #813). They could all be made three-digit
Hi Mike Cooper at al.,
Re the three-digit numbers, the ABA didn't create them - it proposed to use
the numbers in the AOU (now AOS) check list, which could be one-digit (e.g.
Western Grebe, AOU #1), two-digit, or three-digit numbers (e.g. Java
Sparrow, AOU #813). They could all be made three-digit
While I don’t remember the Birdwatcher’s Digest article that Shai refers to,
there was an article in N.A Bird Bander from 1978 which proposed a four letter
code pretty much like the one used today.
https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/nabb/v003n01/p0016-p0025.pdf
I also remember
While I don’t remember the Birdwatcher’s Digest article that Shai refers to,
there was an article in N.A Bird Bander from 1978 which proposed a four letter
code pretty much like the one used today.
https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/nabb/v003n01/p0016-p0025.pdf
I also remember
When Rich posted yesterday, I was anxiously awaiting any news at all from him
and read it immediately on the basis of the sender's name, regardless of the
subject line. I and many others appreciated his efforts to re-find the Violent
Green Swallow in the cold and wind. That said, the "RWSW" in
When Rich posted yesterday, I was anxiously awaiting any news at all from him
and read it immediately on the basis of the sender's name, regardless of the
subject line. I and many others appreciated his efforts to re-find the Violent
Green Swallow in the cold and wind. That said, the "RWSW" in
