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From: grp@unify.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: First Birding Impressions of Sacramento
Message-ID: <1224@unify.UUCP>
Date: 9 Nov 89 22:31:56 GMT
Reply-To: grp@unify.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello)
Organization: Unify Corporation, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Well, it's good to get back to work and get Usenet access again.  If anyone
is interested, my new mailer address is below.

First Birding impressions of Sacramento...

First of all, the area around Sacramento itself is not very birdy.  It is
pretty flat, all one ecotype, and supports only a limited variety of species.
It does have some really good ones though, like the Black-shouldered Kite
(gorgeous!!), and the Yellow-billed Magpie (amazing that a crow can look so
distinguished).  The really neat part of Sacramento though, is that it is 
so close to everything.  I can drive 1 and 1/2 hours to the east, and go thru
all of the various life zones in the Sierra Nevada!  The birds here are 
unbeleivable, everything from scrub jays in the lowlands to Clark's Nutcrackers
at tree line!!  Alternatively, I can drive an hour and a half to the west and
be at the coast (haven't done this yet but it is in my near-term plans).

The life list is really building quickly now!

BTW:  	I am still looking for birding contacts and groups in the area, so if
	you know of any, I'd love to hear from you.
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Greg Pasquariello	(916) 920-9092		grp@unify.UUCP
Unify Corporation				...!{csusac, pyramid}!unify!grp