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     Howdy all!

        Another selfish request from the obsessive lister guy <grin>.

        Just returned from a wonderful trip to S. Florida and the Dry
     Tortugas (4/2-4/6).  I was a little early for migration though.
     Things were still pretty slow, but a lot of the breeding Florida
     specialties were already there.

        Ahhh.  The dream year continues...  This has already been the most
     enjoyable birding year of my life.  The fast-paced travel, seeing new
     places, meeting many helpful birders, and seeing LOTS of birds has
     been an adrenalin rush!  I don't think I'd trade these experiences for
     anything <insert huge, happy birder smile here>.

        Assuming I'm very lucky and see all my target species in my
     upcoming trips to Texas (4/17-4/26), Alaska (5/9-6/6), and
     Minnesota/North Dakota (6/7-6/14), here's a preliminary list of birds
     that may give me some problems that are possible here in the
     mid-Atlantic:

     -------------------
        Ruffed Grouse (missed in MN in Feb; possible again in MN; Garrett
     Co?)
        Black Rail (Elliot Island?  TX will also be a possibility)
        Baird's Sandpiper (fall migrant here; slight possibility in TX)
        Curlew Sandpiper (Bombay Hook?)
        Ruff (Bombay Hook?)
        Snowy Owl (missed in MN in Feb; December bird?)
        Black-throated Blue Warbler (an Eastern migrant; missed in FL;
     Garrett Co?)
        Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Pt Mahon?)
     -------------------

        Thanks for everybody's help!

     Greg Miller,
     422 and counting!

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