Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site tellab1.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!ihnp4!tellab1!rcl From: rcl@tellab1.UUCP (Ron Lewen) Newsgroups: net.rec.birds Subject: Birds I have seen from my office window (I was sick this wkend.) Message-ID: <147@tellab1.UUCP> Date: Thu, 17-May-84 14:14:35 EDT Article-I.D.: tellab1.147 Posted: Thu May 17 14:14:35 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 18-May-84 05:28:56 EDT Organization: Tellabs, Inc., Lisle, Ill. Lines: 26 So far this week, I have spent my lunch breaks watching the following; Three Pheasant hens (walking along the railroad tracks) One Pheasant cock (supervising the hens froma safe place!) A Downy Woodpecker A Flicker (just flew by now!) Numerous Red-winged Blackbirds Numerous Mallards Several Crows In addition, I spend a lot of time along the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan, and have seen; Many flocks of Crested Mergansers Several Goldeneyes (Cute little diving ducks) Herring Gulls (a standard) Arctic Terns Sandhill Cranes (There is a growing population of Sandhills along the Indiana Dunes and, amazingly, along the East Branch of the Dupage River here in west suburban Chicago!) I, too, am glad to see some interesting discussions here in net.rec.birds! I have been a casual bird watcher since I was just a pup! Ron Lewen (tellab1!rcl)