Subject: Xantus' Hummer vote
Date: Feb 12 18:06:33 1999
From: Andy Stepniewski - steppie at wolfenet.com


XAHU-yes

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> From: osprey at nwinfo.net
> To: TWEETERS at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Xantus' Hummer vote
> Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 7:01 PM
>
> Tweeters,
>
> The debate over the Xantus' Hummingbird has been fast and furious. I
> propose that we have a vote on whether this bird was a natural occuring
bird
> or was aided in its travels to B.C.
>
> I don't really want to force everyone to sort through a debate about
whether
> to vote or not so lets just vote.
>
> If you think the bird got to B.C. under its own power, in the subject
line
> of an e-mail to Tweeters put:
>
> XAHU - yes
>
> If you think the bird had some help in getting there and therefore was
not a
> countable species, put:
>
> XAHU - no
>
> There is no need to expound on your vote so please don't write in the
body
> of the e-mail.
>
> Please only vote one time. Those of us at home will be able to keep
score.
>
> I am not presuming to think that this vote will have any influence on the
> official decision about this Xantus' Hummingbird. This vote is only for
> human interest.
>
> Let the voting begin. The deadline for voting is Monday evening, Feb.
15,
> 8:00 p.m. PST.
>
> Thanks in advance for all who chose to participate.
>
> Denny Granstrand
> Yakima, WA
>
> osprey at nwinfo.net
>