Subject: [Tweeters] RACING NEWS--no betting please--
Date: Oct 3 15:24:41 2008
From: Ed Newbold - ednewbold1 at yahoo.com



Hi all,
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Bellingham has racing for the first time as the family of MERRILL PETERSON & CAROL YOON have jumped in with an entry currently at 65 including NIGHTHAWK, 8 WARBLERS, CASSIN?S VIREO & BLACK SWIFT.
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SCOTT HOSKIN picks up, what?a SONG SPARROW!?!?to go up by six in Ballard with 67.
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CHRISTINE SOUTHWICK is cruising toward a new record with 64 in Shoreline.
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JOHN TUBBS, as reported on tweeters, has added a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL and is at least one over the old Snoqualmie with 52 as of last report.?
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GREAT HORNED & BARRED OWLS heard have given KRISTI HEIN/CASEY BAZEWICK a tie of 59 with the Anacortes record.
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In Kirkland res., MICHAEL HOBBS is a comfortable 6 over the previous high mark with a BARN OWL screeching outside the bedroom window.? I?ll take some insomnia if that?s the reason.
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PENNY ROSE, with Disco Park as a working yard, is a cool 41 over the Seattle overall record with 120 including HERMIT WARBLER & NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD, to pick two.
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In formidable West Seattle residential where late reports are possible, ROSE is at 56 with BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER.
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In Alki, where it?s the land birds that are the difficult ones, GARY SMITH is out in record territory by two at 62 with RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD.
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Meanwhile top-seeded residential contender JIM DANZENBAKER, with RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, is at 111, a mere 2 away from the all time residential record not to mention the Battleground and Clark Co marks.
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In super-competitive Renton, TIM BRENNAN was at 50 a couple months ago with a HARRIS SPARROW & GUY MCWETHY was at 52 some months ago with a NASHVILLE WARBLER.
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In Brier, TAYLER BROOKS is at 60 with HAMMOND?S FLYCATCHER & WESTERN SCREECH-OWL, not to mention those COMMON REDPOLLS many eons ago (Feb) but is still a longshot 10 away from the Brier record.
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Outside Tacoma, in Frederickson A, GENE STAGNER is 8 over the record with 80 including SANDHILL CRANE, CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD & CASSIN?S FINCH.
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In Lakewood, Seattle, CATHERINE ALEXANDER is at 41 with OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, needs four to tie.? In Redmond R, GRACE & OLLIE OLIVER, at 55 with BLACK SWIFT,? need three to tie.
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Has GARY BLETCH gone over the Skagit mark of 95? Is? WILSON CADY closing in on the Skamania record? We don?t know, but when the reports come in they?ll go up on the leaderboard, so stay tuned.
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These are just a few of the exciting entries in the 08 YardBirdRace.? To see the leaderboard, go to
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?http://ednewbold.com/ybr_leaderboard.html
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To read the current press release stories go to
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http://ednewbold.com/ybr_breakingnews.html
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To enter, email your location and current 2008 year yard list and total to me at
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yardbirdrace at yahoo.com
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Prizes, which are somewhat dependent on whether there?s a Christmas season this year at the Pike Place Market, will benefit bird conservation.
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Thanks all,
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Ed Newbold ?yardbirdrace at yahoo.com
Residential Beacon Hill
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