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["John Sanders" <sand5055@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 I have to agree with Bill Pulliam. I'm a farmer and constantly bitten by 
ticks. It's not IF I get one today but how many. I jerk them off as soon as I 
see them . The good news in tick world is that there is a lull in numbers 
tapering off from a high in spring until early fall when they seems to increase 
again. (local and anecdotal observation only,no science here)
  On a bird note. I was lucky to see a nice Barred owl last evening. He was on 
the ground when I approached and flew to a nearby tree. Beautiful bird.
   A question for more experienced birders: I recently returned from a stay in 
Maine. In Brunswick on the Androscoggin River I saw four Great Blue Herons. 
They were unusually light colored around the head and neck. Very White. I 
thought my ID must be wrong and reviewed all my references. These birds were 
much like Wurdemanns but with a dark plume and not in Florida. The white 
extended down the neck to the body. Is this just a regional variation or what?
  John Sanders
  Petersburg, Tn, Marshall County
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