Subject: Fw: WESTERN BLUEBIRDS RECORDS:
Date: Dec 19 17:00:28 1999
From: Ruth Sullivan - godwit at worldnet.att.net




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> From: Ruth Sullivan <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
> To: tweeters at u.wasington.edu
> Subject: WESTERN BLUEBIRDS RECORDS:
> Date: Sunday, December 19, 1999 4:35 PM
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> Hello Tweeters,
> I am glad Scott Downes ask the queston if there are other records in
> Western Washington. I know "AMERICAN BIRDS" there are not even listed.So
i
> called Sam Agnew who keeps records every months of Westen Bluebird
> Sightings and is in charge of counting this birds for the CBC Count. Here
> are the amount of birds found on base for the CBC:1996 / 6 Western
> Bluebirds 1997/ 5 Western Bluebirds 1998 / 6 Western Bluebirds.What
happen
> that this birds are not recorded in the "AMERICAN BIRDS"???????
> Thanks to Helen Engle i got my "AMERICAN BIRDS" yesterday,deliverd
> by"PRIORITY MAIL"and a verry nice letter of apology by Arlene Omphroy.
So
> i am happy the way it turned out.
> I checked the CBC records for last year ,and find out that the "LITTLE
> GULL"and the "BARN SWALLOW "
> sighted on American Lake was NOT listed either.Marcus Roening made
several
> stops this to make sure he will get the "LITTLE GULL" on the count. This
> bird been thre for over 10 years now and been sighted by so many
birders.It
> would be in order wy this birds are no recorded and when rejected, is
why?
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> For the first time since 1994 we been able to get the "SLATY-BACKED GULL"
> sighted on the 17th CW on the list and it will be written up properly.
>
> Ruth Sullivan
> Tacoma
> godwit at worldnet.att.net
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