At 08:34 PM 12/11/97 -0800,I wrote

>> Would someone please tell me to whom I should send a write up of a rare bird?

I did not mean to make this sound so mysterious, but I thank those who
responded with an answer to my question. The bird was a White-throated
Sparrow which appeared briefly at my feeder never to reappear. It is not a
terribly unusual bird but a rare winter visitor to the islands.
Gayle Benton
Eastsound, WA
gbenton at pacificrim.net