The Bronx County Bird Club was a… informal gathering of about seven young – originally teenage, later in their early 20s – ornithologists, bird watchers, who… none of them was an academic, but they were having a wonderful time and they loved to get together, and it was called the Bronx County Bird Club, because one of their statutes said you couldn't become a member until you were born… unless you were born in… in the Bronx. And the Bronx had a… interesting reputation around the country and particularly in New York. Now, I was also a member of the Bronx County Bird Club, not having been born in the Bronx, but so I was made an honorary member. And another honorary member was Roger Terry Peterson, and a third honorary member was Bill Vogt; we were the three honorary members. Well, we went together for Christmas censuses and… came together again. It was just a… a somewhat rowdy group of youngsters who were having a wonderful time.