It was so great to be able to read about Lydia's storm victim, read some tentative
identifications, then go to a web site to view the bird. I've also enjoyed being able
to view some of Ruth Sullivan's photographs on the web. When a good photograph is available,
it makes all doubt go away and greatly enhances the sharing of observations.

Keep it up.

Kelly McAllister
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Olympia, Washington
Reply to: mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov

On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Mike Patterson wrote:

> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 23:24:12 -0800
> From: Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com>
> To: Lydia Gaebe Bishop <lgaebe at msn.com>, tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: Lydia's Mystery Bird (JPEGS)
>
> Lydia popped her mystery bird into her scanner and
> sent me the results.
>
> http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/temp/gaebe_HETH.jpg
>
> It is a Hermit Thrush.
>
> Pacific Coast Hermit Thrushes come in two basic colors,
> gray/brown and red/brown.
>
> http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/observatory/heth.html
>
> While Lydia's actually looks pretty gray, I think it is
> one of the "small brown" group.
>
> --
> Mike Patterson When I despair, I remember
> Astoria, OR that all through history
> celata at pacifier.com the way of truth and love have always won.
> There have been tyrants, and murderers,
> and for a time they can seem invincible,
> but in the end they always fall.
> Think of it...always.
> - Mahatma Gandhi
>
> http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html
>