Russell,
Breeding in California!!!? Is that accepted by the state committee?
Gene.

On Wed, 13 Apr 1994, Russell Rogers wrote:

> From; Russell Rogers, Seattle WA, rrogers at halcyon.com
>
> Jewett list two specimens of _taverneri_ from Washington, one is from
> Kittitas Co and the other is from Yakima Co. both from April 1932. It
> would seem logical that we get this form as a migrant, since its known
> range is north of our region. Sibely and Monroe already list it as a
> separate species stating that it differs in vocalizations, morphology,
> and ecology giving Barlow and McGillivary as references. I have writen
> McGillivary asking what these differences are but have not recived a reply.
>
> _Taverneri_ has been found breeding at high elevations in California (and
> I think in Oregon but I'm not sure). It would be interesting find out
> what the status of this form is in Washington as the state could serve
> as an imprtant zone of overlap in deternmining it as a speices or not (as
> Gene has already stated).
>
> If I can ever find out what a _taverneri_ looks and sounds like, I will
> write and illustrate some thing for the WOSNewsletter.
>
> Russell Rogers
>