On Wed, 30 Aug 1995, Scott Richardson wrote:

> Dennis suggested a Sage Thrasher Subcommittee, and by extension other
> Subcommittees, to learn more about why Washington's birds are here.
> I asked: "Shall I devote an upcoming [WOSNews] issue to helping
> independent investigators, as individuals or teams, take part in this
> one-species-at-a-time approach to knowledge acquisition?"
> Scott Ray wrote: "You've got my vote, Scott."
> Others (Michael Smith, Andy Stepniewski, Herb Curl) seemed to like
> Dennis' idea, with an emphasis on rarer species.
> And Dennis elaborated on his initial thought, stressing the need to
> learn about the common species.
>

I'm with Dennis. In compiling information on the project that I am
working on, it is much more difficult to determine the breeding range of
Pied-billed Grebe than any one of the threatened, endangered, listed or
rare birds found in the state.

Russell Rogers
4510 Glenn Way SW
Seattle, Washington 98116
(206) 935-6280
rrogers at halcyon.com