Dennis: Great question. I haven't gone and probably won't chase this
Ross' Gull, but only because I had great looks at the Newport bird
several years ago. (Am I therefore a lister but not a twitcher? It
would be a choice WA state bird, of course, let alone two county
birds... Hmmm.) Tom

Tom Love 45N, 123W
Dept. Soc/Anth
Linfield College
McMinnville, OR 97128
tlove at linfield.edu

On Thu, 1 Dec 1994, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> Although I'm an ornithologist and birder obviously because I consider birds
> of great interest, I nevertheless think that people are more interesting
> still. I would love to know how many people in WA and OR (and elsewhere?)
> deserted their jobs for a day to go see the Ross' Gull at McNary Dam. And,
> of that list, how many told their employers/bosses the real reason for
> missing work.
>
> As a person pretty much tied to Tacoma while I'm teaching (what? me
> envious?), I only hope it stays there into the weekend.....
>
> Dennis Paulson phone: (206) 756-3798
> Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
> University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
> Tacoma, WA 98416
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