<div dir="ltr">Thanks for the clarification, Tom. Every little 'Tweet' helps. Bob OBrien</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM Tom Benedict <<a href="mailto:benedict.t@comcast.net">benedict.t@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
> On Feb 14, 2026, at 16:10, Robert O'Brien via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
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> P.S. Someone in this thread, as I recall, said the 4-letter codes will NOT CHANGE. In my opinion, if true, this is the craziest thing yet, now the words will become pure memorization with no logical significance. <br>
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That may have been me, but I don’t know what I based that statement on. I agree with you that name changes without code changes will ultimately lead to further obfuscation. I guess I was hoping for a unique key to link all current and historic names, but that’s really not the point of codes. Maybe scientific name? I guess those are subject to change too. Hmmm.. maybe a blockchain reference?? <br>
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Back to birding,, <br>
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Pretty sure there was a Red-necked Grebe (RNGR Podiceps grisegena) just offshore just before sunset at Seahurst Park. Light was not good, but it was a bit larger and had a more 'angular' head than the Horned Grebes (HOGR Podiceps auritus) that were in the area.<br>
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Tom Benedict<br>
Seahurst, WA<br>
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