On Thu, 1 Jan 1998, Deborah Wisti-Peterson wrote:

> i have been wondering which species of bird did you see first in 1998?

My first bird of the year was way better than the usual (either crow or
starling). A flock of 13 Band-tailed Pigeons. Bird #2 was a Northern
Flicker. I still have seen neither crow nor starling. It is an
auspicious start but it probably means nothing.

Jim Elder (jime at eskimo.com)
SEA, Inc.
7030 220th St SW
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043