One more thing about migrants: Western WA could never compete with Douglas
Creek, but years ago, one day in early May--the biggest wave of migrants I
ever saw in the NW--there were 18 male Western Tanagers in one tree in
Discovery Park. There was also a Hermit Warbler, a Chipping Sparrow, a
probable Gray Flycatcher (it must have been one, as it wagged its tail the
right way, although we weren't sure of such things back then), and several
other unusual birds as well as hundreds and hundreds of some of the
commoner migrants. I would really like to know exactly what weather
situation it took to produce such a fallout, but I know there are minor
fallouts at times during really crummy weather in both spring and fall,
sometimes with amazing densities of just a few species, e.g. Warbling
Vireos and Wilson's Warblers. Be on the lookout.

Well, that's my 2 postings for the day....

Dennis Paulson phone: (206) 756-3798
Slater Museum of Natural History fax: (206) 756-3352
University of Puget Sound e-mail: dpaulson at ups.edu
Tacoma, WA 98416