At 4:18 AM -0400 5/28/03, GeoffDobbs at aol.com wrote:
>Having read previous postings about UK "twitchers" watching birds for
>seconds, it is with some trepidation that I put this request out.

Well, the "watching for seconds" attitude is hardly confined to UK
twitchers. Years ago I visited the Alhambra in Spain. While enjoying
the view of Grenada from one overlook, I was amused to watch another
tourist walk to the parapet, snap half-a-dozen photos in a roughly
panoramic manner, and then walk away. Total time of experience: less
than 15 seconds.

Besides, you should have more trepidation about asking after
northwestern crows here. Go get 'im, Burt! :-)

(BTW, I had a nice little exchange with Burt at Bowerman during the
Shorebird festival. I was out on the boardwalk when a group arrived,
and I noticed their leader was wearing a name tag that said Burt
Guttman. So I said, "Hey, I just saw a northwestern crow out here."

Burt replies, emphatically, "I don't believe you."

pause

"Are you a tweeter?")

Enjoy your visit, Geoff.
--
Rob Saecker
Olympia
rsaecker at thurston.com