Hi tweets,

Any suggestions for birding sites on the western Olympic Peninsula this
time of year? I was delighted to find my first and second Northern Pygmy
Owls within an half-hour on a recent trip to Forks ("Logging Capital of
the World"), and I am sure there are plenty of Saw-whets and some Spotted
Owls hanging on in the few big trees remaining. Aside from these
nocturnal pleasures, though, the birding has been pretty slow where I've
been - clearcuts full of song sparrows, woods with a few warbler species
and all the winter wrens, robins, and golden-crowned kinglets anyone could
ever need. Are there any "hotspots" out that way, any local specialties
I should look for, or any general habitats particularly worth visiting
(I'll be going back to that area repeatedly)?

Chris Hill
Seattle, WA
cehill at u.washington.edu