Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!tektronix!cae780!leadsv!chris 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 Article-I.D.: leadsv.1822 Posted: Wed Dec 2 15:46:29 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 06:30:21 EST Organization: LMSC-LEADS, Sunnyvale, Ca. Lines: 12 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?