Subject: Re: kestrel breeding west?
Date: Jun 12 18:04:21 1995
From: Eugene Hunn - hunn at u.washington.edu


Dennis,

They are certainly scarce in King Co. Hal & Jolynn had one on the Tolt
River area of Weyerhauser's tree farm east of Duvall, but just a single
bird (3 weeks ago). That's our only report so far this season. Previous
atlas surveys have turned up PO or PR sightings near Auburn and near
Redmond. Michael Smith should have more details for you.

Gene Hunn.

On Mon, 12 Jun 1995, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> I saw a female American Kestrel from I-5 just west of Fife this morning
> (6/12), presumably nesting in the area, and I wonder if other tweeters have
> seen kestrels nesting west of the Cascades this year (probably less
> interesting in Oregon, where I suspect a lot of them nest in the Willamette
> Valley). They're uncommon on this side, that's for sure, and it would be
> interesting to determine just how uncommon.
>
> Dennis Paulson, Director 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
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