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Forwarded at author's request.

Diane Bagues
Milwaukie, Oregon
dbagues at teleport.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert O'Brien <baro at ODIN.CC.PDX.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list OBOL <OBOL at MAIL.ORST.EDU>
Date: Friday, December 18, 1998 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: Bramblings


>I'm not particularly surprised at this fall's 'outbreak' of bramblings in
>the NW, given the hugh numbers on Attu last spring.
>
>Here are the day-by day total sightings:
>
>Brambling 4 2 9 5 4 3 185 366 R 353 50
> 59 50 43 39 68 95 62 21 21 15 3 1 1 3
>
>With this in mind, other Asian birds to look for in the NW would be
>
>Eyebrowed Thrush 4 19 180 130
>42 29 9 4 3 31 17 37 9 9 8 1
>3 1 1
>
>Rustic Bunting 4 1 1 1 3 80 193 R
>95 90 97 99 57 23 53 43 96 20 20 14 6 3
>6 8 3 7
>
>and, although it may be too late in the Fall,
>
>Olive-backed Pipit 4 95 225
>85 24 30 16 17 3 4 9 10 6 6 4 1
>3 8 4 2
>
>Finally, as a long shot
>Hawfinch 4 1 3 3 1 6 18 13
>9 5 4 1 4 5 5 1 2 4
>2
>
>Full info on the sightings on Attu this last spring (perhaps the best trip
>ever) can be found on the Attour home page at
>
>http://www.attu.com/1998.htm
>
>Bob O'Brien
>Portland obrienr at pdx.edu
>
>PS Someone might forward this to Tweeters.
>