I would surmise a few reasons: 1) Only two places in Washington county seem to get birded much, those being Carlos Avery and Cedar Creek Scientific Area (I think those are both in Wash. County). And both of those places don't seem to get much attention, or rather not much is reported from there.
2) There are a LOT (I emphasize, a LOT) of lurkers on this list server that never ever post. I can testify to this in the fact that when I sent out my "My Ecuador Trip Report is done if anyone wants a copy", a large number of the responses were from people I see post maybe once ever few months and several were from people who i've never once seen post. So it may very well be there are people birding there but you never hear from them. 3) There are many very well known birders in this state who don't post any of their sightings, or very few of them. I won't name names, but i'm sure with some thought you can figure them out. The same is true of Wright county as well. The only reports lately from that county have been from me since I just moved there. Chris Fagyal Senior Software Engineer United Defense, L.P. Fridley, MN (763) 572-5320 [email protected] >>> Karen Schik <[email protected]> 07/30/2003 11:38:14 AM >>> I recently moved to the very north edge of Washington County (Scandia) and I wonder if other birders in the area could let me know of local hot-spots or favorite sites. I often see bird listings for Dakota and Henn counties, but very seldom for Wash. What's up with that?! Thanks! ________________________________ Karen Schik Restoration Ecologist Friends of the Mississippi River 46 East 4th Street, Suite 606 Saint Paul MN 55101-1112 Phone 651/222-2193 Fax 651/222-6005 http://www.fmr.org
