Not to mention where this birds was sighted----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlie Potter" <cp at charliepotter.com>
To: <fremontinn at aol.com>
Cc: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Birds today


> Wish I knew what all TFLI* are. I'll have to do some research!
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> *These Four Letter Initialisms
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> On Tue, April 1, 2008 10:04 am, fremontinn at aol.com wrote:
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>> And I clearly hear a Laughing Gull "laughing" outside.? No REALLY!!!?
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>> Bruce Jones
>> 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
>> day,
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>> Matt Bartels
>> Seattle, WA
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