Hi Tweeters,

Okay, this was not a simultaneous view in one scope but it was one of the
stranger birding experiences so I thought it was worth mentioning:

While birding near Valdivia, Chile last November, I had a Chilean
Mockingbird perched on an open branch in the scope view. I continued to
watch the bird and then looked away from the scope for less than 10 seconds.
I thought that I would have one more look at the mockingbird but when I
looked back in the scope, there was an Austral Pygmy-Owl. Needless to say,
I was more than a little excited at this sudden metamorphosis.

Cheers,
Ted Kenefick
Seattle, WA
tedk at nwlink.com

-----Original Message-----
From: TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu
[mailto:TWEETERS-owner at u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Ned McGarry
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 7:22 AM
To: garybletsch at yahoo.com
Cc: Tweeters
Subject: Re: quirky birding game


Hi Gary . . .

I guess this is my call since I brought it up, recently anyway . . . so I'd
definitely say bino views are fair game.

I think most would agree in the interest of variety and opportunity to share
intriguing combinations.

______________________________________

Ned McGarry
Sammamish, WA
ned.mcgarry at verizon.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Bletsch
To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 7:11 AM
Subject: quirky birding game


Dear Tweeters,

Do binocular views count (instead of the narrower scope view)?

How about subspecies?

One time at Fir Island there were three Northern Flickers. The one on the
left was a Red-shafted. The one on the right was a Yellow-shafted. The one
in the middle? An intergrade! Each was perched in his own little tree, all
in a straight line. Couldn't get them all in the scope at the same time,
though.




Yours truly,

Gary Bletsch

near Lyman (Skagit County), Washington

garybletsch at yahoo.com





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