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Very nice poem, and the Ogden Nash poem was a treat! John Newman Soulard, St. Louis On Dec 18, 2008, at 12:36 AM, Robert Fisher wrote: > Here's one I wrote when a Red-necked Stint was reported at Lake > Contrary, St. Joseph in July, 2002. It's been on the list before, > but not since then. For the benefit of beginning birders, a Red- > necked Stint is a Eurasian shorebird that is extremely rare in the > lower 48 states and especially rare in central states like > Missouri. The species is not on the Missouri checklist. There was > no question that the St. Joseph bird was indeed a stray. However, > the MBRC decided that the documentation did not rule out the > possibility that the bird was an equally rare Eurasian shorebird > called Little Stint. > > ENDING STINT LIST VIRGINITY > > By what dint > does one deserve > a Red-necked Stint? > > Hard work? > Long hours? > Blind luck? > Acute powers? > > Or is a bird that rare > only there > by fervent prayer? > > Beseech Divinity! > It takes an affinity > to reach Infinity > to end stint list virginity! > > Bob Fisher > Independence, Missouri > [log in to unmask] > ------------------------------------------------------------ > The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum > Questions or comments? Email the list owners: > mailto:[log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto:[log in to unmask]