Andy's comments on this pattern make me wonder where the BLACK
PHOEBE, in Washougal, Clark County was really form.
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On Mon, 26 Jan 1998 13:34:48 -0800 "Andy Stepniewski"
<steppie at wolfenet.com> writes:
>Tweets,
>
>To date the following West Mexican residents have appeared in the
>Pacific
>Northwest beginning in the fall of 1998, heralded as the "most intense
>El
>Nino" on record. There are probably others; these are the species I
>know
>about.
>
>Brown Booby-confirmed
>Crested Caracara-confirmed
>American Oystercatcher-possible sighting
>Xantus' Hummingbird-confirmed
>
>The origin (wild, ship-assist, or escapee) of these birds is the
>subject of
>debate.
>
>In my mind, we have the elements of a pattern here, particularly when
>we
>note all four are truly vagrants to this region. Any thoughts?
>
>Andy Stepniewski
>Wapato WA
>

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