Hi ya'all,

If it is a nesting record the best format is Township, Range & Section,
or if you don't know that then the street address. That would allow us
to credit the nesting record to the appropriate Atlas block.

Gene Hunn (hunn at u.washington.edu)

On Wed, 10 Aug 1994, David Wilbur wrote:

> How about zip codes as a proxy for lat and long to be used in compiling
> records of unusual numbers, first arrivals , etc? Although not based on
> any "real" biogeography (other than human) they have the advantage of
> being universally known to all observers and proportional to population.
>
> Another closest tweeter speaks out.
>
> David Wilbur 206-685-2366
> Stable Isotope Lab 206-685-3351 fax
> UW Oceanography WB-10 dowilbur at u.washington.edu
> Seattle, WA 98195
>