>Excerpt from the latest Harry Nehl's listing:
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>>Severe weather the past two weeks have been stressful to humans and birds
>>alike. It appears the birds fared much better than the humans.
>
>>A stunning male COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD is now coming to an Ashland >feeder.
>
>All right. Correct me if I'm wrong, but is it not true that the Costa's
>Hummer has not yet been added to the WA checklist? If so, why not? They
>have been seen in Alaska and BC. Seems strange that there would be such
>a gap, especially with the Great Basin Desert punching up east of the
>Cascades. Any plausible explanation other than nobody at the right place
>at the right time?

> - Jack



>Jack Bowling
>Prince George, BC
>CANADA
>jcbowling at mindlink.bc.ca


All right Jack, I'll put out a feeder in February... I don't usually do it
until early May when the summer-visiting Black-chins show up.
Andy Stepniewski
Wapato WA