At 04:38 PM 10/24/95 -0700, you wrote:
>On Tue, 24 Oct 1995, Steven G. Herman wrote:
>
> And it is my view
>> that the claim that magpies "abound" in eastern Washington is hyperbolic
>> in the extreme; certainly they are found there, but nowhere "in large
>> numbers or in great quantity"

Steve,

Is a flock of 800 Black-billeds large enough? Such flocks are occasionally
encountered in Yakima County this time of year.

Scott

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