On 7 Feb 2002, Kelly Mcallister wrote:

> In 1996, the publisher made a mistake with George Walter's submission
> for the Olympia circle. You'll notice one Golden-crowned Sparrow and
> 343 Swamp Sparrows. Guess what? If I had my way, it would indicate 343
> Golden-crowned Sparrows, zero Swamp Sparrows, and one additional
> White-crowned Sparrow... but that's another story.

For my money, Kelly has it absolutely correct. I have been doing the
Olympia CBC off & on since 1978. Swamp Sparrow? No way!





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Douglas Canning
Olympia, Washington
dcanning at nisquallyestuary.org
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