Maybe prehistoric eagles went "peopling."

kathy hornbein
bellevue WA
kurlew at earthlink.net

>HI:
> Actually the first reference I know of for the use of the term Birding in
>its modern sense comes from this book: Real Boys and Girls go Birding by
>Jack Van Coevering in 1939. Prior to that the term birding was applied to
>someone who HUNTED birds. After reading the articles about our ancestor
>being an eagle snack I wonder if "birding" could be applied to those that
>kept a look out for predatory birds?
>
>--
>
>Ian Paulsen
>Bainbridge Island, WA, USA
>A.K.A.: "Birdbooker"
>"Rallidae all the way!"
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