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From: whillock@europa.SRC.Honeywell.COM (Rand Whillock)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: range expansions
Keywords: birding, bird-watching
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Date: 31 Jul 89 19:28:32 GMT
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With reguard to range expansion, the house finch seems to be
expanding its range very quickly.  It was quite rare in Minnesota
up untill a few years ago.  Now it is on the Twin Cities Hotline
quite often.  There are now even reports of it breeding in this area.
I know it is so common in some parts of the contry that it is
considered a pest, but it is still something to watch here.  I am
interested in doing a little Email survey to see how it is doing in
other parts of North America.  Where is it rare, where is it a pest,
and where is it expanding its range?  Email me information about
the house finch's status in your area and I will tabulate and
post the responses.  Maybe we can even provide an update for the field
guide maps.

			    Rand Whillock
			    see address above.

Rand Paul Whillock  MN65-2300      Artificial Intelligence Section 
Honeywell Systems & Research Center  (612) 782-7654
3660 Technology Drive
Mpls, MN  55418          {ems,philabs,ihnp4,dayton,mmm}!srcsip!whillock