You have reached the Seattle Audubon's Bird Sightings Hotline for Sunday,
August 6, 1995, at 11:00 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].

For the most up to date information on rare birds call the Washington
Ornithological Society's Bird Box at (206) 454-2662, and for the latest
from Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho call (208) 882-6195.

An alternate plumaged adult BAR-TAILED GODWIT was seen at the Ocean
Shores Game Range on Saturday August 5th. The bird was with about 100
DOWITCHERS, north of the sand spit, on the north edge of the tidal
lagoon. Consult Morse's _Birders Guide to Ocean Shores_ for directions to
reach the Game Range.

A female RUFF put in a very brief appearance at the Kent Sewage Treatment
Ponds on the evening of July 27 and the morning of July 28th, and has not
been reported since. The ponds are located behind the King County Animal
Shelter at South 216th Street and 64th Avenue South in Kent.

It looks as though we are in for another invasion year of WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS, as they are being reported as abundant in the mountains of
the North Cascades, Okanogan highlands and across the state east to Salmo
Mountain. They have been seen close to Seattle in the Pratt Lake area,
west of Snoqualmie Pass. WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS have been reported
numbering in the hundreds at Hart's Pass and in the Okanogan Highlands.

The CATTLE EGRET reported on the last tape from Fishtown, in Skagit Co.,
has not been reported since, however it may still be in the area and
birders visiting the Skagit Flats area should be on the lookout for it.

The pair of nesting NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRDS in southern Grant County are
still being seen. To reach these birds, from the north end of the Vernita
Bridge head west on highway 243 for a little over 2 miles to the steel
high tension power poles which cross the highway (DeLorme atlas p. 52).
At the west end of the wires on the north side of the highway there is a
clump of Black Locust which stands out in the shrub-steppe. The
mockingbirds are in there. Be careful when pulling off the highway, as
the shoulders are very soft. Several birders had to be towed out this
past week.

Finally, if you are planing a visit to the Seattle Audubon Office, be on
the lookout for a SCRUB JAY that has been visiting feeders in the
neighborhood on and off this past week.

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.