Phil,
Birders tend to bird least closest to home, surely overlooking many good birds
by instead traveling to farther away places that seem to have better promise
for producing a more diverse assortment of species or out of place birds. The
5MR challenge is sure to reveal that we have been missing a lot of interesting
stuff right under our noses. Between, work, and fighting a nasty cold (which I
have apparently passed on to Shawneen) we have only been out birding our patch
once (New Year's Day) thus far. Once we get through this weekend and my
daughter Lucy's wedding on Saturday, we intend to focus on exploring our home
circle regularly. I know we'll find some good stuff and benefit from the
discoveries of others whose patches overlap ours.
Dave Irons
Beaverton, OR
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Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 5:07 PM
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Subject: [obol] Re: Coos Snow Geese 1/4/18
Getting sucked in by this 5MR thing on a whim
I briefly checked Gorton Road (Drift Creek) for
the first time in about 6 years yesterday. Saw a
single juv Snow (and 1 White-front) with an
otherwise apparently pure flock of Taverner's.
Phil
