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Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 16:43:20
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
From: Stan Olson <olson at twu.ca>

Hi, Tweeters.

We will be going to St. Louis, MO in late July for a conference, and I
will of course sneak in some birding. I've been monitoring MO-BIRDS for a
few weeks already, have purchased the updated Birds of the St. Louis Area
guide, which appears to me to be very well done, and have been listening
to tapes, etc.

However, I recently looked at the distribution maps on the web from the
BBS data and realized that I should be able to try for some life species
along the way as well, although we won't have much time for serious
birding.

We'll be going via Seattle and Boise to I-80 and then east on I-80 to I-29
and I-70.

Any information on accessible good locations (even reststops on the
interstate) in SW Washington, NE Oregon, or southern Idaho, or further
east for that matter, would be helpful. For example, the BBS maps show
apparent concentrations of White-faced Ibis in SE Idaho and northern Utah,
and Sage Sparrow in SE idaho and SW Wyoming. Can any Tweets suggest
specific locations along the way where I might try for these, or some
contact persons in those areas?

Are there any birding listsservs for Utah, Wyoming or Nebraska?

Some other desired species would be Bell's Vireo, Blue Grosbeak,
Dickcissel and Green-tailed Towhee.

Any information or advice will be appreciated.


Stan Olson
Abbotsford, BC Canada
olson at twu.ca