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From: chris@leadsv.UUCP (Chris Salander)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: What is rare?
Message-ID: <1822@leadsv.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 15:46:29 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  2 15:46:29 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 06:30:21 EST
Organization: LMSC-LEADS, Sunnyvale, Ca.
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Summary: You saw a WHAT!?!


	How can you tell that a particular bird is not suppose to
be in your area?   The bird books talk about general ranges.  But
birds out of place seems to be a hot topic.
	
	Ex:  During this summer I saw at least two Northern
Waterthrushes.  I though nothing of it, (other than "what a cute
bird").  Then recently I started getting the local Audobon
newsletter.  It in they site the discovery of a Northern Waterthrush
as something exceptional and worth reporting.  (For our area).
Is there an accumulated record of appearances?