8 8 2 . ▁Ring ing ▁of ▁birds ▁for ▁more ▁extensive ▁scientific ▁purposes ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁by ▁Hans ▁Christian ▁Corn el ius ▁Mort ensen , ▁a ▁Dan ish ▁school te acher , ▁using ▁al umin ium ▁rings ▁on ▁European ▁star lings ▁( M ort ensen ▁had ▁tried ▁using ▁z inc ▁rings ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁but ▁found ▁these ▁were ▁too ▁heavy ). ▁The ▁first ▁band ing ▁scheme ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Germany ▁by ▁Johannes ▁Th ien emann ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁at ▁the ▁Ross itten ▁Bird ▁Observ atory ▁on ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Coast ▁of ▁East ▁Pr uss ia . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁Hung ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Great ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁( by ▁Arthur ▁Land s borough ▁Thom son ▁in ▁Aber de en ▁and ▁Harry ▁W ither by ▁in ▁England ), ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Sc and in av ian ▁countries ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Paul ▁Bart sch ▁of ▁the ▁Smith son ian ▁Institution ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁band ing ▁in ▁the ▁U . S .: ▁he ▁band ed ▁ 2 3 ▁black - c rown ed ▁night ▁her ons ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁Leon ▁J . ▁Cole ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁founded ▁the ▁American ▁Bird ▁Band ing ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ; ▁this ▁organization ▁o