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Re: Hybrid chickadee

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Paul Woodward

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Paul Woodward

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Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:40:39 -0400

Mike,
      I would be skeptical that the bird you saw was a hybrid.  I'm not sure 
that hybrid chickadees ever move significant distances from their nesting 
areas.  The black-caps that are moving south now are from the more northern 
areas not the closer populations.

Paul Woodward
Fairfax City, VA