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Re: Yellowbook, suggestion, and hummers in S FRED CO

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"George M. Jett"

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George M. Jett

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Fri, 9 Sep 2011 13:46:57 -0400

Marcia

I think the reference is to the new Maryland University football jerseys. 
They are patterned after the MD state flag according to a news report I 
heard.  I don't do football so don't know for sure.

George

www.georgejett.net
-----Original Message----- 
From: Marcia Watson
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 9:10 AM
To: 
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Yellowbook, suggestion, and hummers in S FRED CO

Jim,

I don't follow your suggestion about the football team with reference to the
color of the Yellow Book.  Are you suggesting that the next edition be
purple, for the Baltimore Ravens?  :))

Marcia
________________________
Marcia Watson
Bowie, MD


-----Original Message-----
From: Maryland Birds & Birding [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of MICHAEL SPEICHER
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 11:37 PM
To: 
Subject: Yellowbook, suggestion, and hummers in S FRED CO

The Yellowbook's [The Field List of the Birds of Maryland's] latest (3rd)
edition is 1996 (see below regarding a possible 4th edition).  The 1968
version as well as current (?) county lists can be accessed on-line:
http://www.mdbirds.org/publications/yellowbook/yellowbook.html
where there will also be found information about ordering - price was $4.20,
but that may include shipping.  I see them quite frequently in used
bookstores for a couple of $$.

BTW there is mention that "preparation for the fourth edition is underway.
This major revision, with
Matthew Hafner, Marshall Iliff, Robert Ringer and Norman Saunders as
compilers,
is expected to be available in mid-2005," is this not yet available?  This
is NOT to be taken as a complaint...

Suggestion:
Since MD's flag has colors other than yellow,  and following the recent
example of the football team and the men's BB team over the years, perhaps
the next edition could use a different color, so people would start to refer
to it by name rather than color?

Hummers in S FRED county:
I never had my feeder (hummzinger 3 port) run dry this season as it has in
the past - i refresh it (5 oz) twice a week.  Also, reduced traffic to it
was obvious in terms of less frequent bird to bird conflict.  Another
difference from past seasons was the preponderance of male (or A male)
hummers as visitors incl a visit today.  A last difference to note from
previous years:  ants found the feeder this year.  I believe i let the moat
run dry on one occasion and the ants were a constant after that with a pause
during the recent wet weather.  The birds didn't like that, but were
tolerant of the situation.

Jim (Michael) Speicher
Broad Run @home

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