>Dennis Paulson writes:
> > Becca, these two are fairly easy.
> > "Hair-mon's" for Heermann's (note spelling with 2 'n's),
> > Fal-a-rope, accent on the first syllable,
> >
> > There have been articles in Birding magazine about the correct
> > pronounciation of some of the stickier names.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Now there is a message on Tweeters on the right way to spell PRONUNCIATION
> ^^^
>I am a firm believer that English speaking people should write English
>correctly :-)
>
>Serge "tedious" Le Huitouze

You got me, Serge. But you know I must know how to spell it, because I had
it right in the subject line.....

Has anyone noticed that there are a lot fewer messages on tweeters lately?
Is it because Don is in Utah? Are we all busier since school started? Are
we burning out? Is birding not what it used to be? Must we start another
round of limericks? Note this is an ill-concealed ploy to get some
communication going, now that the burst of activity surrounding the
Fork-tailed Flycatcher has played out.

Russell, how many records are there in the literature of Broad-winged Hawk
from Washington? One was seen in migration by a hawk-watch group a few
days ago in WA (supposedly the description is being written up), and Bud
Anderson asked me for a list of previous records.

Dennis Paulson, Director 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