When I was stationed in Augsburg, Germany, many years ago, there was a fellow GI (I forget his name), who was a mountain climber. He said that when he climbed Everest or elsewhere in the Himalayas, that there were ravens that came close enough for him to smell their bad breath!

Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA
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From: "Sherry Hagen" <littlebirder at pacifier.com>
> While watching the recent 6 week program about a May 2006 group climb of Mt.
> Everest, I noticed these small-medium sized "black" birds in the background.
>
> On a website they mention "Chingmas" that have learned to hang around the
> climbers getting scraps on Mt. Everest and a game bird "Chombo" that is in the
> area.
>
> These two names are no where to be found in my birding books or even on line
> except the website I mentioned. Does anyone have any idea what these birds might
> be.
>
> Sherry Hagen
> Vancouver, WA
> littlebirder at pacifier.com


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