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Re: O.T. somewhat - Peter Kaestner article

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Bob Ringler

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Mon, 2 Aug 2004 07:57:47 -0400

   Actually the bird that Peter discovered is the Cundinamarca Antpitta (Grallaria kaestneri) in the Andes of central Colombia, despite being persona non grata among local cocaine exporters.


>
> From: Taylor McLean <>
> Date: 2004/08/01 Sun PM 08:47:37 EDT
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] O.T. somewhat - Peter Kaestner article
>
> I birded with Pete and Hank Kaestner growing up. He's a fantastic guy, and
> of course, a premier
> world birder. He discovered a new Bird for the world in New Guinea - some
> years back
> The bird, I understand is something of an overbird with long stilt legs that
> walks the rain forests
> of New Guinea. Pete eveidently got into the depths of the rain forest and
> out alive!
> ( Did I mention that the latin name of the bird has Pete's name in it
> something like 'xxx kaestneri' ).
>
> His brother Hank, who is well know by many in Maryland,  is probably a
> better birder... Woops - I better stop there.
> I may have started something.
>
> Hank has only seen a number between 6,000 - 7,000 bird species in the world;
> Pete's list  is something like 8k.
>
> As for my life list, well, I am a local birder...
>
>
>             good birding!
>
>
>                     Taylor McLean
>                     Baltimore County, MD
>                     
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred Pierce" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 10:37 AM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] O.T. somewhat - Peter Kaestner article
>
>
> > Interesting story by Dan Koeppel on obsessive birding in this month's
> > Backpacker magazine. The featured birder, Peter Kaestner, hails from
> > Baltimore - anybody know of him? Although personally I don't pay much
> > attention to lists, I found the article interesting - didn't know there
> were
> > so many species, among other things. Koeppel (is he the same Dan Koeppel
> who
> > covers biking and other sports?) is working on a book entitled "To see
> every
> > bird on Earth."
> >
> > fdp
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Fred Pierce (DNRC)- 
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>

Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD