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Re: a little more on the Green Violet-ear



Susan wrote:
> Now we will have to see what interesting hummer turns up next.  Any bets?

i'm pulling for Magnificent, but a Blue-throated would do just as well.

;-)

gary phillips
conway, sc
sunset zone 31

"...where is the person, I ask, who, on observing this glittering fragment
of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and turn his mind with
reverence..." (J.J. Audubon)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Campbell" <ncaves@utinet.net>
To: "Carolina Birds" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 9:03 PM
Subject: a little more on the Green Violet-ear


> Dear All,
>
> I just wanted to let folks know that my discussion with Wayne and Keith
> about them specifically documenting the Green violet-ear was an objective
> decision on my part.  It was directly a result of their current position
on
> the NC Records Committee. As it happens, they were geographically the
> closest to Avery County.  As Wayne indicated, the hosts asked that a
minimum
> of observers be involved in the endeavor and so we willingly obliged.  I
> just do not want there to be any misunderstanding or hurt feelings amongst
> the birding community about this.
>
> Thanks for making that last minute trip guys.  Looks like you got there
just
> in time.
>
> And many thanks to Russ Tyndall for posting some of Wayne's shots of this
> marvelous bird so quickly for all to see.  Like many of you, I certainly
> wish that I could have seen it with my own eyes.
>
> Now we will have to see what interesting hummer turns up next.  Any bets?
>
> Regards,
> Susan Campbell
> Whispering Pines, NC
>
>