Subject: Re: New Birds!
Date: Feb 22 20:12:54 1998
From: Jerry Converse - sanjer at televar.com


OOps---sorry, I pushed the wrong button and sent it to the whole world.

Jerry Converse wrote:
>
> Howdy Bob and Elaine
>
> How are things over your way? Good I hope.
>
> Yesterday we saw two Asio otus and went back today and saw four all in
> the same place! We got them nailed. This morning, at the feeder we saw
> one Carpodacus cassinii. A positive ID. Some one local said that is
> unusual for this area. If it comes back tomorrow I will get a picture.
> Went for a drive and met Ruth and Patrick Sullivan and saw two
> Centrocercus urophasianus!! Ruth was the first one to spot them at a
> Lek. They were all puffed up and strutting around. I am going back
> tomorrow to make sure it wasn't just a fluke--oh that belongs on a
> whale. :-) Went further down the road and saw a Mature Falco mexicanus.
>
> What a Great two days. Saw hundreds of Cygnus columbianus and other
> birds. The Anas penelope was at a lake the day before yesterday, but
> when we got there yesterday we couldn't find it--oh well.
>
> I will let you know how tomorrow turns out.
>
> Jerry and Sandy