Subject: Lists and Larks
Date: Oct 2 00:46:59 1999
From: Wilson E Cady - gorgebirds at juno.com




On Fri, 01 Oct 1999 11:41:48 PDT "Mary Teesdale" <mteesdale at hotmail.com>
writes:
> in part:
> Perhaps we should just mention the highlights (a few of the
> best species, interesting behavior observed, unusual numbers, possibly
> it's important if a common species wasn't seen, and a mention of total
> species observed, etc), and leave off the common birds. We could send
the
> complete lists somewhere else to an accessible list archive. (Please,
no
> offense to the many list contributors, I'd be happy to help you make
one
> sometime or to send you some of mine. ;)
>
I enjoy reading the complete lists that are posted, it gives me a
glimpse (over time) of the species composition of different regions.
There have been many postings about Scrub Jays on Tweeters the last few
days, they are a common bird in Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, and Klickitat
Counties. This just points out that one person's "Good Bird" is someone
else's backyard bird. The common birds reported from Eastern Washington
are not the common birds of the Wet side. "Best species" is relative to
the area you are birding. These postings are looked upon by people not
only from our State but also from birders in other states looking for
birding information before a visit out here. I certainly would not plan a
birding trip out of my home territory without watching Web Postings and
Rare Bird Alerts to know what to look for and what's being seen where. I
watched the Arizona reports for six weeks prior to an August trip this
year. I knew where to find Rose-throated Becard, Beryline,
White-throated, Lucifer, and Violet-crowned Hummingbirds before leaving
home. Without this marvelous medium I would not have known to look for a
White Ibis at the Nogales Sewage Lagoon or Short-tailed Hawk in Miller
Canyon. Please continue posting your lists including those common birds,
remember that Vermilion Flycatchers are common at Patagonia-Sonoita.

"Anything worth doing is worth over-doing".

Wilson Cady
Washougal, WA.
gorgebirds at juno.com

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