Subject: Congrats to Marv Breece
Date: Jan 1 14:03:08 2002
From: Jack Kintner - kintner at nas.com



Cool. He stopped through Blaine a lot. I wonder if a record was set by the number of birders who saw Marv?

At 07:54 AM 1/1/02 -0800, you wrote:
>Tweeters:
>Congratulations to MARV BREECE! He is featured in a giant two-page article
>in today's B section of the Seattle PI. It is believed that he set a record
>for a Big Year in Washington. He saw a phenomenal 359 species in the state
>this year, capping the list off by seeing the Black Phoebe down on the
>Columbia River in SW Washington yesterday.
>Marv is a great guy, enthusiastic, and sharing of his knowledge with all of
>us birders. The article stated that he planned his trips and did this great
>feat while having a full-time job. Marv credited the help that he received
>from Tweeters, Ken Knittle, and many other birders and folks in Washington
>State.
>Be sure to check out the story and great pictures of him in the PI. GOOD
>WORK, MARV!
>Carol Schulz
>DesMoines

Jack Kintner <kintner at nas.com> Blaine, WA