On Fri, 6 Sep 1996, Katie Sauter wrote:

> Tweeters,
>
> This morning I walked out my front door on Queen Anne and was greeted by
> the call of a red-breasted nuthatch -- in a land of cute manicured gardens
snip
> find beauty. I promise not to post every time I see a native bird in my
> neighborhood, but I know that most of you out there can appreciate the
> sentiment, so thank you, just for that.
>
> katie
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Katie,

Why not keep track of all the birds in the neighborhood.......your
observations are valuable! The increasing impact of human populations
on bird range shifts and behavioral adaptations needs the documentation.
And, I agree, a nuthatch is never mundane. Thanks for the joyful post!

Maureen E Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu Univ of WA and Des Moines WA