Janet,

I counted 121 asterisks in the Montgomery Cty guide.  Additionally, there
are 10 double asterisks indicating that a species has not been a recorded
breeder since 1977.  Cannot help you with the titmouse issue but
"timber-doodle" might be good nickname to use in case you see Scolopax
minor.

Andy Martin
Gaithersburg


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From: "Janet Millenson" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 9:29 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Urgent question re MontCo birds


> Does anyone know approximately how many bird species breed in Montgomery
> County? I need to know tonight; it's for a mini-birdwalk for some
> 7th-graders in the morning and frankly I'm too tired to count all the
> asterisks on the MontCo checklist. Thanks.
>
> (On the one hand, I hope we see enough birds to pique the kids' interest.
On
> the other hand, I'm not looking forward to announcing "Look at the Tufted
> Titmouse" to a bunch of middle-schoolers!)
>
> Janet Millenson
> Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)
> 
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