Tweeters,

I've been asked to forward this notice about the Bellingham Christmas
Bird Count, scheduled for Sunday, December 15. The organizers are
eager to recruit some new observers, especially any who might be
interested in coming year after year.

If you are interested in taking part in one of Washington's best
Christmas Bird Counts (usually 130 to 135 species), please contact Joe
Meche at joemeche at aol.com (Email) or (360) 738-0641 (phone).

Wayne C. Weber
contopus at shaw.ca



> >From: Joemeche at aol.com
> >Reply-To: whatcombirds at lists.wwu.edu
> >To: whatcombirds at lists.wwu.edu
> >Subject: Christmas Bird Count (CBC)
> >Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:47:47 EST
> >
> >The Bellingham CBC Committee needs a few good birders to come
forward and
> >lend a hand. Specifically, there are three (3) territories in the
count
> >circle that need party leaders and associated personnel to cover
those
> >territories for the count on Sunday, 15 December. The territories
and a
> >brief
> >description are as follows:


#16 A relatively large area
> >north
> >of B'ham with I-5 as a boundary on the west and south; an
area just
> >north of the Smith Rd. as the northern boundary; with the
east
> >boundary running roughly parallel to the Guide and then
jogging
> >over
> >to the Hannegan Rd, just south of the Kline Rd.

#19 This
> >area, generally speaking, is the crest of Alabama Hill and the
lower
> >Alabama Hill neighborhood. I-5 is the boundary on the west; the
area
> >boundary on the north is just north of Barkley Village; the east
boundary
> >is
> > Dakin St.; the south boundary follows a line north of
Whatcom
> >Creek,
> > including the fringes of Whatcom Falls Park and returns to
the
> >interstate along Iowa St.


#20 This area is known as "the
> >Airport," because the open expanse of the airport is right in
the
> >middle of the territory. The Curtis Rd. is the west boundary; a
> >short
> >stretch of Slater Rd. takes you to the primary east boundary of
I-5; the
> >east boundary then runs south just east of Bennett Drive to Marine
Drive,
> >the
> > southern boundary.


If you are interested at all in
> >contributing to the effort, call me at 738-0641 or e-mail me
at
> ><joemeche at aol.com>. I'll be happy to meet with you and address
any
> >questions you might have about the territories. Our maps are
> >detailed
> >enough to guide you through the areas with no problem. I look
forward
> >to hearing from anyone who might be looking for an excuse to spend
the
> >day looking for birds. Thanks.
> > Joe Meche
>