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["Al & Linda Warfield" <warfield101@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roger,

OK, we had our LOY Brown Creeper in our yard on April 3rd 2008. Also, the last 
junco we saw was on the 15th of April. White-throated Sparrows and Chipping 
Sparrows are still here on the 17th. Our FOY Ruby-throated hummer was April 
12th. We are in Northern Chesterfield County.

Al & Linda Warfield
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  From: Clapp, Roger 
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  Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:50 AM
  Subject: [va-richmond-general] An immodest proposal


  Which does not require the ingestion of children.

   

  You all are amazingly good at reporting FOS and FOY dates.  What about 
reporting LOS (Last of year dates) which to some are equally interesting.  It 
might mean you might have to keep looking for migrants into early June or so, 
but I believe you are up to it.  Back in the 30's when they were reporting 
dates to the biological survey, they included first dates, last dates, and 
dates when birds became common.  And there weren't that many bird watchers 
then.  I still have Purple Finches, Chipping Sparrows (certain migrants as they 
don't nest in my yard) as well as the usual Juncos and White-throats.

   

  Regards

  Roger B. Clapp

  Museum Specialist

  USGS/PWRC etc.