Subject: Re: It couldn't be....could it?
Date: Nov 17 19:05:08 1997
From: Michael Price - mprice at mindlink.bc.ca


Hi Tweets,

Steve Mansfield writes (edited):

>While I was in downtown Bellevue waiting for the tester for my motorcycle
>skills test, I heard what I could have sworn to be the 'bicycle bell' sound
>of a blue jay...

Always reminds me of the receptionist's telephone in a doctor's office.

>but I was under the impression that this would be *way* too far
>West for them.

Nossir! They're becoming a regular if rare part of the wintering avifauna in
the West.

>Are there any birds in this area
>which have a similar call?

Starlings. No matter that West Coast starlings have never seen half the
eastern species they mimic: I no longer bother to search for Northern
Cardinal when I hear it.

>Please tell me I'm not crazy....

My therapist gave me a mantra to repeat over and over in times of great
temptation: I must not react to straight lines. I must not react to straight
lines. I must not react... '-)

Michael Price We aren't flying...we're falling with style!
Vancouver BC Canada -Buzz Lightyear, Toy Story
mprice at mindlink.net