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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Jen[/i] [br]Hey Jo (and the rest of you Pacific Northwest girls) - Have you heard anything about [b]deformed bird beaks[/b] in your neck of the woods? Apparently, it's happening to resident birds - particularly black-capped chickadees - so scientists think the problem is regional. Here's a link to a bunch of photos & back ground info: http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/landbirds/beak_deformity/gallery.html [b][red]If you see one of these birds, report it here:[/red][/b] http://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/landbirds/beak_deformity/observerreport.html Jen [green]Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9[/green] The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.