[Birdtalk] re: Time for Birders to Flock Together

[JEFF LANGFORD]

I took up birding just a few years ago, and earlier this month I saw a house 
wren at Sugarhouse Park(Salt Lake City). Nothing extraordinary, but it was 
my seventieth bird at this location. I found it with help from an individual 
from New England who heard its voice from a stretch of the park that I don't 
usually visit. She noticed my bins and was happy to lead me to the bird.

Here is a link to a shot of a royal 
tern(http://flickr.com/photos/35312474@N00/2730698632/in/photostream/) in 
Mexico and a pair of caspian tern at Lee 
Kay(http://flickr.com/photos/35312474@N00/2759910490/in/photostream/) for 
comparison.

A rose-breasted grosbeak has visited my feeder at least a couple of times 
beginning in May, I recorded these sightings on eBird and each time it 
appeared on the "notable US eBird sightings" Google gadget.

The American Bird Conservancy provides an easy way to write your 
congressional representative and urge them to support BIPARTISAN legislation 
to better fund efforts to protect migratory birds. I urge you to use this 
link 
(http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5400/t/2205/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=284) 
and support the effort.

I hope each of the subjects presented in this post are appropriate for this 
list-serve.