Re: [MDOsprey] 1.85-3 Yellow-headed BBs in Harford Co.
Gary Griffith (garygriffith@mris.com)
Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:30:21 -0500
Rick,
My vote would be for having to see an entire living YHBB at a single
location at a single moment in time (which we all know is merely relative,
and therefore can be stretched to accomodate the observer) in order to have
a countable bird. However, I would modify this rule for those who have to
see the species within the next few days, prior to the end of the world as
we know it (So pronounced by the Weekly Globe, a highly reputable source of
information on current news and events), since they may only be able to find
partial birds after the upcoming cataclysm.
Love to write more, but I have to go buy batteries, food, fuel, and cancel
all my magazine subscriptions si I can get a refund of the unused portion.
Gary A. Griffith
Elkton, MD
-----Original Message-----
From: rick <rblom@blazie.com>
To: mdosprey@ARI.Net <mdosprey@ARI.Net>
Date: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOsprey] 1.85-3 Yellow-headed BBs in Harford Co.
>>Gee! I did not know that statistics recognized an outcome of 0.85 of a
>>Yellow-headed Blackbird. I always thought they came in unit packages.
Just
>>like the light bulb problem.
>>
>>Kurt Gaskill
>
> The 85% of a Yellow-headed Blackbird comes to you from the same
>folks who created 2.3 children and 1.6 cars per family. The real question
>for serious listers is: If you have three partial YHBBs (25%, 35%, 40%), do
>you have a whole one for your list?
>
>Rick
>
>There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you
>make up. -- Rex Stout
>
>Rick Blom
>rblom@blazie.com
>4318 Cowan Place
>Belcamp, Maryland 21017
>(410)575-6086
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