On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, John Chandler wrote:

> ... Do you see any value in having the Vancouver RBA scripts posted to
> Tweeters? Do you enjoy reading them? Should the posts be continued?

and Phil Kelly replied:

> I think it is a good idea to continue to post the Vancouver rare bird
> alert on Tweeters. It is nice to know what is going on in the area.
> When you look at the big picture, including the reports from other areas,
> Vancouver, Portland, Northen Idaho and Eastern Washington, the Columbia
> Delta, etc, you can get a pretty good picture of what is available in the
> "local" area.

AND, over time, I find that these posting give us more-or-less
intermediate birders very good information about the "big picture"
of birds in the NW - not just what's available to see at any given time,
but what's where when - part of our never ending education. It is the
unrestricted flow of such information on Tweeters that contributes so much
to this education. Keep it up.

Gary DuVall
Seattle
bj054 at scn.org