Subject: [Tweeters] From the Regional Editor: CBC season
Date: Dec 11 08:23:24 2009
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com


The Christmas Bird Count Season officially begins next week.
I hope everyone has already marked several dates on their
calendars. Several compiler have expressed concern about
fielding enough counters. Please consider expanding your
horizon by picking a count you've never been to before.

It is looking to be a GYRFALCON year. This species has been
reported as far south as the south coast of Oregon. Please
familiarize yourselves with the fieldmarks for this species,
particularly the dark form which can be confused with dark form
Peregrine Falcons.

I have updated the Regional Editor's Page and CBC FAQ. I am
once again depending on the efforts of Michael Hobbs, Don Albright
and Joel Geier to gather all the dates and contact information
for the region. Please also look over the FAQ which includes a
list of species which we'd like to see details on, should they
be encountered.

http://home.pacifier.com/~mpatters/cbc/cbc_WAOR_reg.html

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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
Mistaken Identities
http://www.surfbirds.com/blog/northcoastdiaries/12932/