Subject: Re: Migrating birds and coffee
Date: Aug 12 11:22:02 1997
From: "Tom Schooley" - dunlin at mail.tss.net


Yvonne, That is an excellent question.

The Partners-in-Flight project is studying the populations of neo-tropical
migrants. In Washington contact the US Fish & Wildlife Service, or the
Seattle Audubon Society for more information.


Tom Schooley, Olympia WA , dunlin at mail.tss.net

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> From: ravenn at premier1.net
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Migrating birds and coffee
> Date: Tuesday, August 12, 1997 1:49 AM
>
> Tweeters,
> I've had some interesting questions arise from customers when they
> see our Shade-grown Coffee display. The display advertises "Coffee for
> the Birds" so of course most of my customers first responses are "I
> didn't know birds drank coffee!"
>
> I then go into the discussion on habitat loss and what shade grown
> coffee does for migrating song birds. And so most people then want to
> tie in the benefits with species we have here. I've done a little
> research but not enough and I was wondering if any of you out there know
> which of our migrating species actually migrate far enough South to
> benefit from the Shade-grown coffee plantations.
>
> Yvonne Bombardier
> Everett, Wa
> ravenn at premier1.net