Looking more carefully I found that the subject heading but not the  
content explained what was meant by PRWA. But in the meantime I spent  
some time on google and came up with "Standard abbreviations for  
common names of birds - In most instances where two birds would have  
had identical abbreviations, ..... PRWA
  I wonder what we gain by using such abbeviations beside indicating  
that we are very sophisticated people and perhaps we might do better  
by investing in a few extra key strokes and communicating better with  
the peasants.

Hal




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Quoting Kent McFarland <[log in to unmask]>:

> This evening I discovered a PRWA singing in a new spot in Woodstock. The old
> ski slopes on Mt. Tom hill on Rt 12 halfway up have grown up into a very
> nice brushland. I think this bird will stay on territory here. This bird has
> become hard to find in these parts in the last decade.
> Kent
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