Hello birders, this is the Bird Brain, voice of Seattle
Audubon's Bird Sightings Hotline for SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 1995,
at 9 AM.

To skip the details and just leave a message punch 5 and
wait for the tone.

For sick or injured birds call PAWS at 743-3845 [or 743-
1884].

A new hot bird news service is now available thanks to the
Washington Ornithological Society, BirdBox, an interactive
tape where you can hear reports of the latest sightings and
leave reports in turn. Call 206-454-2662 to tap into this
new service.

Spring has sprung: And Seattle's nesting PEREGRINES have
three eggs in the nest as of March 30. The TV monitor in
the Washington Mutual Building provides the play-by-play
action. A second nest has been reported at 6th and Lenora
at the nw corner of the 6th Ave. Motor Lodge downtown.
"Peregrine City"! An AMERICAN KESTREL is sometimes visible
perched on power poles beside the West Seattle Freeway
bridge.

Rare migrants include an apparent adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK
over Richmond Beach March 31, a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE at
Magnuson Park April 2, and a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD at Magnuson
Park April 7-10. Six CACKLING CANADA GEESE were on the
Montlake Fill April 9.

All our swallows have returned: TREE SWALLOWS AND VIOLET-
GREEN SWALLOWS have been widely reported on both sides of
the Cascades since late February. CLIFF, ROUGH-WINGED, and
BARN SWALLOWS were reported in early April at the Montlake
Fill and other spots near Seattle. A BARN SWALLOW was over
the Montlake Fill April 12. Two PURPLE MARTINS had returned
to nest sites on the Hylebos Waterway in Commencement Bay
near Tacoma April 5 with others reported April 9 at
Nisqually NWR.

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS, COMMON YELLOWTHROATs, and ORANGE-
CROWNED WARBLERS are in, as are SAVANNAH SPARROWS and the
pugetensis race of WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. A HAMMOND''S
FLYCATCHER was seen at Schmitz Park in West Seattle April 14
as was a HERMIT THRUSH. The OSPREYS returned to the
Carnation Marsh nest March 14, and a pair of GREEN HERONs is
nesting just west of the Old Slough Rd. boardwalk at Juanita
Bay Park. A singing SOLITARY VIREO was a bit early at Camp
Long in West Seattle March 30.

A SNOW BUNTING was on Ediz Hook at Pt. Angeles April 3 and a
single CLARK'S GREBE was near the Edmonds fishing piers
April 4. A SCRUB JAY was on the 13th Divison Prairie at Ft.
Lewis April 3. A free-flying male MANDARIN DUCK was among a
flock of WOOD DUCKS at Johnson Lake on Ft. Lewis March 30.

A Pilchuk Audubon Field Trip on the northern Olympic
Peninsula April 8-9 found MARBLED MURRELETs at Salt Creek
Recreation Area west of Pt. Angeles and BLUE GROUSE and
migrating SANDHILL CRANEs over Bahokus Peak near Neah Bay on
the Makah Indian Reservation.

East of the Cascades we have widespread reports of returning
MOUNTAIN and WESTERN BLUEBIRDS, SAGE and VESPER SPARROWS,
SAGE THRASHERS, LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, and WHITE-THROATED
SWIFTS. BLACK-NECKED STILTS and AMERICAN AVOCETS are back at
Columbia Basin potholes nest sites as along Dodson Rd.
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were
at McNary NWR near Pasco and on Brooks Lake near Coulee City
April 14. A pair of FERRUGINOUS HAWKS was back at the
Lewandowski Rd. site n of Sunnyside March 19. Another
FERRUGINOUS HAWK was hunting Washington Ground Squirrels
along SR 24 east of Yakima April 9 and a pair was just east
of Odessa April 8.

A male TUFTED DUCK was on Brown Lake between Omak and
Concunnully April 2. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD has been seen
regularly at a feeder in Spokane. Call 509-924-6778 for
details. Also near Spokane is a pair of BLACK-BACKED
WOODPECKERS nesting in a burn along SR 291 along the Spokane
R. about 1 mile s of Seven Mile just nw of Spokane. A
THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was reported at the Hyak parking area
just east of Snoqualmie Pass April 1.

For SAS field trips, or for information on conservation and
education issues please call the office at 523-4483 during
office hours, 10-4 Monday through Friday and 10-2 Saturday.

That's all for now. If you have news to report, wait for
the tone, then give your name, phone number, and the
details. Thanks and good birding.

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Hello birders, this is the Bird Brain, voice of Seattle
Audubon's Bird Sightings Hotline for FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1995,
at 9 PM.

To skip the details and just leave a message punch 5 and
wait for the tone.

For sick or injured birds call PAWS at 743-3845 [or 743-
1884].

It's Birdathon time again. If you'd like to raise some cash
for your local Audubon society by looking at lots of birds
call the office at 523-4483 for more details.

A new hot bird news service is now available thanks to the
Washington Ornithological Society, BirdBox, an interactive
tape where you can hear reports of the latest sightings and
leave reports in turn. Call 206-454-2662 to tap into this
new service.

A possible BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER was spotted April 16 at
Discovery Park in Seattle near the most northerly officer's
house on the hill. This rarity needs confirmation.

Spring has sprung: And Seattle's nesting PEREGRINES have
three eggs in the nest as of March 30. The TV monitor in
the Washington Mutual Building provides the play-by-play
action.
a nest site on the Hylebos Waterway in Commencement Bay near
Tacoma April 5 with others reported April 9 at Nisqually
NWR.

RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS, COMMON YELLOWTHROATs, and ORANGE-
CROWNED WARBLERS are in, as are SAVANNAH SPARROWS and the
pugetensis race of WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW. A HAMMOND''S
FLYCATCHER was seen at Schmitz Park in West Seattle April
14. Several HERMIT THRUSHes were reported last week in the
city; A courting pair (out of normal nesting habitat) was at
Woodland Park April 18; singles were at the zoo and at
Discovery Park April 11. Both MYRTLE and AUDUBON'S YELLOW-
RUMPED WARBLERS have been migrating through in numbers, some
singing, some in high plumage. BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLERS
were reported April 16 near Issaquah on the Tradition Lake
trail.

The OSPREYS returned to their Carnation Marsh nest March 14,
and a pair of GREEN HERONs is nesting just west of the Old
Slough Rd. boardwalk at Juanita Bay Park. Other GREEN
HERONS were reported near Kent at near the junction of
Meeker and Kent-Des Moines Rd. and on Bainbridge Is. at the
pond behind Blakely Elementary School.

A single SNOW GOOSE was on Bob Peppers farm off West
Snoqualmie Valley Rd. at the foot of Novelty Hill Rd. April
19-20 and a large flock of SNOW GEESE flew over Bob's house
very high April 20. VAUX'S SWIFTs were noted over the Cedar
River at Renton April 13. A stray YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
was seen 1 mi west of SR 530 on Lummin Rd. in Snohomish Co.
April 16.

A Pilchuk Audubon Field Trip on the northern Olympic
Peninsula April 8-9 found MARBLED MURRELETs at Salt Creek
Recreation Area west of Pt. Angeles and BLUE GROUSE and
migrating SANDHILL CRANEs over Bahokus Peak near Neah Bay on
the Makah Indian Reservation. A N. PYGMY OWL was spotted
along the Fragrance Lake trail at Larrabee State Park just
south of Bellingham April 16.

A BLACK OYSTERCATCHER was seen on the beach just south of
the Westport Jetty April 16. That day there were 75 MARBLED
GODWITS, 250 WHIMBRELS, and a couple of LONG-BILLED CURLEWS
at Ocean Shores. The main spring passage of shorebirds had
not yet materialized at Bowerman Basin as of April 21.

East of the Cascades we have widespread reports of returning
MOUNTAIN and WESTERN BLUEBIRDS, SAGE and VESPER SPARROWS,
SAGE THRASHERS, LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, and WHITE-THROATED
SWIFTS. BLACK-NECKED STILTS and AMERICAN AVOCETS are back at
Columbia Basin potholes nest sites as along Dodson Rd.
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were
at McNary NWR near Pasco and on Brooks Lake near Coulee City
April 14. A pair of FERRUGINOUS HAWKS was back at the
Lewandowski Rd. site n of Sunnyside March 19. Another
FERRUGINOUS HAWK was hunting Washington Ground Squirrels
along SR 24 east of Yakima April 9 and a pair was just east
of Odessa April 8.

A male TUFTED DUCK was on Brown Lake between Omak and
Concunnully April 2. A NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD has been seen
regularly at a feeder in Spokane. Call 509-924-6778 for
details. Also near Spokane is a pair of BLACK-BACKED
WOODPECKERS nesting in a burn along SR 291 along the Spokane
R. about 1 mile s of Seven Mile just nw of Spokane. A
THREE-TOED WOODPECKER was reported at the Hyak parking area
just east of Snoqualmie Pass April 1.

For SAS field trips, or for information on conservation and
education issues please call the office at 523-4483 during
office hours, 10-4 Monday through Friday and 10-2 Saturday.

That's all for now. If you have news to report, wait for
the tone, then give your name, phone number, and the
details. Thanks and good birding.