Fred Bird writes:

>Belated Christmas (Day) species count report:
>8 miles afoot
>16 miles a-boat
>
>First the dull stuff:
>House Sparrow
>Starling
>California Quail
>
>Then it gets more fun:
>Red-billed Gull
>Southern Black-backed Gull
>Australian Gannet
>Huttons Petrel
>New Zealand King Shag
>Little Shag
>Pied Shag
>Paradise Shelduck
>South Island Weka
>Variable Oystercatcher
>Forest Pigeon
>Fantail
>Bellbird
>Tui
>Redpoll
>European Goldfinch
>Chaffinch
>Grey Warbler
>Blackbird (Turdus merula)

WHAT?! No white-faced heron, grey duck, pukeko, pied stilt, rifleman,
welcome swallow, song thrush, silvereye, or myna??! :)

Richard Rowlett <pagodroma at aol.com>
Bellevue, WA, USA