It's annoying to me that people use the banding codes instead of naming the
birds. The "unwashed" among us who aren't familiar with the banding codes
have to play guessing games.
Gene Bullock
Poulsbo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Egger" <m.egger at comcast.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Where are the Ptarmigans?


> Well, you should try GLACIER National Park! I visited there earlier this
> summer and stopped at Logan Pass. There was a female WTPT walking around
> in the VERY busy parking lot of the Visitor's Center, pecking from crumbs
> like a barnyard chicken! Very strange...
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>>Tweeters,
>>
>>Sorry to say there are no White-tailed Ptarmigans in Paradise. At least,
>>none that we saw yesterday at Panorama Point. I remember Marv's post from
>>last month on Mt. Baker and one from Burroughs Mtn., but I can't remember
>>any other sightings this summer. Please remind me if I missed yours.
>>
>>Other than that, it was a lovely day on the mountain. A Prairie Falcon
>>flew over Alan and me, and when we found Mike Donahue and Alan Knue
>>already at the snowfield for an hour (no WTPT either) they recalled it
>>swooping by with enthusiasm. Alan Knue had a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch,
>>other than that we just enjoyed the usual montane species.
>>
>>Alan Lincoln and I walked up to Panorama Pt. and took the Skyline Trail
>>west where we discovered a brand spanking new composting toilet with a
>>view at 6800'. Your dollars at work.
>>
>>No Ptarmigan.
>>
>>Patricia S. Lott
>>Seattle, WA
>>mail to: VariedThrush at comcast.net
>
>
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> Mark Egger
> Seattle, WA
> USA
> mailto:m.egger at comcast.net
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