if you are going with Eastern birds, you scan also
throw in the Carolina Wren.

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
phainopepla at yahoo.com

--- Jim McCoy <jfmccoy at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, tufted
> titmouse, turkey
> vulture...there are plenty. More feeders, fewer
> trees, more farmland, less
> farmland, more trees -- as long as habitats change,
> birds will follow, and
> ranges will continue to expand and contract.
>
> Jim McCoy
> jfmccoy at earthlink.net
> Redmond, WA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cwolfe at u.washington.edu
> [mailto:cwolfe at u.washington.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 6:13 AM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Birds with "recent" range expansions...
>
>
> Tweeters -
>
> I'm curious about birds that have undergone recent
> range expansions. I
> believe Patrick and Ruth Sullivan mentioned
> yesterday about a Western Scrub
> Jay near Randle and they surmised that the bird's
> appearance in that area
> might represent a range expansion...what are some
> other birds that come to
> mind that have undergone either small- or
> large-scale range expansions? I
> can think of a few, such as the Barred Owl, House
> Finch, and other obvious
> candidates...American Crow, European Starling, and
> House Sparrow...but I'm
> sure there are others. Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Chris Wolfe
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>


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