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Re: Blue Grosbeak



Was he reading Das Kapital and carrying a picture of Vladimir Lenin?
I was at the Wal-Mart in Spruce Pine today, and heard a bird making a
"peent" sound, sort of like a Nighthawk, but not quite. Was I hearing a
Kingbird, or just some good mimic?

On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 22:16:56 -0400 "agripest" <agripest@intrex.net>
writes:
> Saw my first Blue Grosbeak of the year on Tuesday and he was back at 
> my
> feeders today. I usually see Grosbeaks in the weedy field next door, 
> but
> that plot has had a house built on it in the past year, and the 
> owner mows
> the 21/2 acres with a vengeance. I really hated to see him "tamed" 
> at my
> feeders. I prefer seeing him perched on last year's dead weeds, 
> singing his
>  heart out.
> 
> Jean Ells
> Zebulon
> 

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