Wish I knew what all TFLI* are. I'll have to do some research!

*These Four Letter Initialisms

On Tue, April 1, 2008 10:04 am, fremontinn at aol.com wrote:
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> Shoreline, WA/Wilmington, NC
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> From: Matt Bartels <mattxyz at earthlink.net>
> To: tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 9:08 am
> Subject: [Tweeters] Birds today
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> Hi Tweets-
> Relieved at the prospect of unambiguously good weather for a change,
> I got out for some early birding this morning at the usual spot.
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> The day started out well, before first light, when a pair of BAOW
> flew over - perhaps a foreshadowing of what was to come....
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> A little later, dawn chorus picked up, and I was happy to watch &
> listen to the mixture of winter and summer birds. Some of the more
> notable finds: A SASP gave its unmistakable song, just as a nice
> flock of TRSW flew past vocalizing. In the distance, I heard what I
> could have sworn was a MOQU, though this location is really unlikely
> for such a species. Shorebird migration has begun in trickles, with
> STSA a BTGO, and a BBSA being the prizes of the day. A distant RNPH
> was a nice find too. After watching a single NOSH near the pond
> while a flock of BASW swirled overhead, I headed to the thickets
> where I hoped for warblers. I wasn't disappointed, either, with a
> single male BTGW. a female BLWA and a bright PRWA showing up today!
> Nearby, I tracked down one vagrant CAWR sitting next to a LABU before
> calling it a morning.
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> What started as just an unambiguously good weather day turned out to
> be unambiguously good for birding as well -- enjoy the rest of the
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> Matt Bartels
> Seattle, WA
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