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["Michael Shapiro" <sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To both lists I would add the following:

American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
I also see/hear Fish Crows on a pretty regular basis.

That makes 32 or 33 birds, depending on whether or not you would count Fish
Crow.

Since "90%" is thrown out, I feel I must paraphrase the great Yogi Berra:
Remember that 90% of the game is half mental. Good birding.

Michael Shapiro
sc.tanager@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry R Lynch" <birder6@xxxxxxxx>
To: <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 6:33 AM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] 90% of the birds


>
> Lewis,
>
> I will play along too.  Without considering the migrants that pass
> through and the species that are common here for "most" of the year (like
> Brown Thrasher), you might still want to add the following to the list:
>
> Carolina Wren
> White-breasted Nuthatch
> E. Towhee
> Song Sparrow
> Canada Goose
> Turkey Vulture
> Black Vulture
> D-C Cormorant (James River)
> Bald Eagle (J. River)
> Killdeer
> Red-tailed Hawk
> Red-shouldered Hawk
> Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Downy Woodpecker
> Flicker
> A. Crow
> E. Bluebird
> C. Waxwing
> C. Grackle
> A. Goldfinch
>
> Like you said, it all depends on how loose the rules are.
>
>                        Larry
>
> Larry Lynch
> birder6@xxxxxxxx
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 29 May 2002 21:32:19 -0400 Lewis Barnett <blbarnet@xxxxxxxx>
> writes:
>
>  My initial guess was about 10.  But I think I might have been a bit low.
> Here's my list, in no particular order:
> >
> > Rock Dove
> > Mourning Dove
> > Starling
> > House Sparrow
> > Cardinal
> > Blue Jay
> > Mallard
> > Chickadee
> > Titmouse
> > House Finch
> >
>  In retrospect, I think you may need 15 or 20 to do the job, but I have
> no data to back this up. I limited myself to thinking about birds that
> are here year-round or that nest here, but you could play the game with
> looser rules.
>
> > Anyway, it was a fun question to think about...
> >
> > Lewis Barnett
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