Hi Ray ! Hope all is well ... I would like a copy of your spreadsheet. I can use it to research my Allegany County "hit list". Thanks. Phil At 10:53 PM 10/07/1998 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Everyone, > >The 9th Allegany County, MD, Fall Bird Count on September 12, 1998 set a >new record of 122 species, exceeding the 117 counted in 1992. >Interestingly, the 4,019 individuals was lower than every other year >except 1994. The twenty-one participants on 12 counts typically >reported they were pleased with their individual results. The morning >temperature of 60 degrees with 25% cloud cover and light winds gave way >to temperatures in the high 80s, a tough, blue cloudless sky and >variable winds around 10 mph. Fall count participants always want to >catch the peak of Broad-winged migration. For the fifth consecutive >year, we missed badly -- finding only 11 birds. However, the Kestrel >flight was easily the best one yet. Four species were found for the >first time: Common Moorhen, Whip-poor-will, Cliff Swallow and Lark >Sparrow bringing to 179 the total number of different species found on >the 9 counts to date. Twenty three warbler species were found matching >the previous high in 1992. Palms and Redstarts showed up in the best >numbers thus far as did Parulas and Blackburnians. Cedar Waxwings were >everywhere but House Finches were quite low again. And the four Rusty >Blackbirds were exceptionally early, missing the "Yellow Book" early >fall arrival date by only 1 day. Ducks had not yet arrived and >shorebirds were pretty scarce. The count was early enough to still pick >up 23 Nighthawks and the two Philadelphia Vireos were a good find. But >the regular winter visitors had not shown up yet. > >If anyone is interested in the full count, I have a 38KB Excel >spreadsheet which shows all 9 counts. Let me know at >rrkiddy@hereintown.net and I'll e-mail it directly. And consider this >an open invitation to join us next year for the 10th. > >Happy Trails .... > >Ray Kiddy >Cumberland, MD >rrkiddy@hereintown.net > ================================================ Phil Davis home: PDavis@ix.netcom.com Davidsonville, Maryland USA work: PDavis@OAO.com Greenbelt, Maryland USA ================================================