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> From: Andy Stepniewski <steppie at wolfenet.com>
> To: osprey at nwinfo.net; TWEETERS at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: Xantus' Hummer vote
> Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 6:06 PM
>
> 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
> >