Morning all,
 I received an email from an amateur ornithologist (his words) from the Czech Republic seeking an old magazine article regarding Finn Sticks. Specifically he is looking to make improvements on the Finn stick, saw my article in the March/April 2006 issue of The Yellowthroat , The Birder's Vest, Stick to a Steadier View, and wanted me to send him the original article that I garnered research from in the August 1993 issue of BIRDING. I thought that maybe I still had that issue of the magazine, but since we moved in 2007, I must have thrown away all my back issues of bird magazines. At any rate, what he needs is the issue of BIRDING, Volume XXV, Number 4, August 1993, or a photocopy of the article "The Finnstick" by Annika Forsten and Walter S. Collins in that issue. If you have a copy and would or could help, it would be appreciated. Contact me offlist at   Thanks in advance,

Rick Sussman
Woodbine,MD