julie at pentec.wa.com wrote:

>I am reading a 1984 species list that Fred Sharpe put together for the
>Anacortes Ferry termial area. He includes general notes on seasonal
>distribution, abundance, and habitat for most specis, but writes TBE for
>6: green-backed heron, American bittern, SB dowitcher, Caspian tern,
>mountain chickadee, and rb sasucker ("TBE in winter"). All the other
>notes are written out, but no comment on the meaning of TBE. H'm!

Fred might prefer to respond himself, but my supposition is that "TBE"
means "To Be Expected."

-- Janet Hardin
Port Townsend, WA
wings at olympus.net