Hi All: I'm happy to see that Ed Pierce is receiving the accolades he so richly deserves for his roles with The Ohio Cardinal. Many people have contributed to its existence over the years, but without Ed's support it simply wouldn't have survived. Just as a point of historical accuracy, though, Ed is not quite the founder, though under that name, perhaps he is. "The Cardinal" was first published in 1978 by John Herman of Mansfield. John got to know many birders around the state aided by Jim Fry who had developed a network to help him find Ohio birds. Ed took over its publication in Vol. 2 and added Ohio to the title in Vol. 3. Again, thanks to Ed and the long list of Ohio birders who developed and continued The Ohio Cardinal. Jean Hoffman Cleveland Heights ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]