Hello birders, this is the Bird Brain, voice of Seattle
Audubon's Bird Sightings Hotline for SATURDAY, MARCH 25,
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 the Wild Bird Clinic at 941-
2174 [or PAWS at 743-3845 or 743-1884].

Spring has sprung: And Seattle's nesting PEREGRINES have an
egg in the nest as of March 24. The TV monitor in the
Washington Mutual Building provides the play-by-play action.

Swallows have returned: TREE SWALLOWS AND VIOLET-GREEN
SWALLOWS have been widely reported on both sides of the
Cascades since late February, and CLIFF and ROUGH-WINGED
SWALLOWS were reported near Bellingham last week. RUFOUS
HUMMINGBIRDS are back and a GREEN HERON had returned to
Juanita Bay Park March 17. A pair nested along the boardwalk
there last year. Two male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS were at
Marymoor Park March 19. The Carnation Marsh OSPREYS arrived
back at the nest site March 14.

East of the Cascades we have reports of SAGE and VESPER
SPARROWS, SAGE THRASHERS, and WHITE-THROATED SWIFTS back at
their lower elevation nest sites near Vantage March 18.
Both MOUNTAIN and WESTERN BLUEBIRDS have been widely
reported since early March. TURKEY VULTURES were moving
along the east base of the Cascades March 19 a two were near
Cathlamet west of Longview March 13. A pair of FERRUGINOUS
HAWKS was back at the Lewandowski Rd. site n of Sunnyside
March 19: take care not to disturb these rare & beautiful
raptors.

An adult COMMON BLACK-HEADED GULL has been at Pt. No Point
on the Kitsap Peninsula March 9, 19 & 20; it hangs out with
a large flock of BONAPARTE'S and other gulls; an adult
LITTLE GULL has also been seen with that flock off and on
since March 1. Call Vic Nelson at 638-2233 for an update. A
CLARK'S GREBE was with 600 WESTERN GREBES in Blakely Harbor
on Bainbridge Is. March 4.

Another male BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER turned up at a
feeder in Olympia March 6. Call Lola Smith for details at
360-943-1291.

The Vancouver Island FALCATED TEAL was relocated March 23
near Tofino. Call the Victoria, BC, rare bird alert for
details at 604-592-3381.

March 2 there were 150 MARBLED GODWITS and 3 WILLETS 1 mi
west of the North River on the n shore of Willapa Bay in
Pacific Co.

A RED-SHOULDERED HAWK was seen near parking lot C on the
Ridgefield NWR March 17; it was being harassed by a HARLAN'S
RED-TAILED HAWK. Five GREAT EGRETS were at the junction of
Koonis and Dike Rds. just south of the refuge March 17 as
were numbers of SANDHILL CRANES. Six 1st year GLAUCOUS
GULLS were at Horseshoe Lake in Woodland, Cowlitz Co., March
13, continuing their mini-invasion of this winter. 1000
CACKLING CANADA GEESE at Ridgefield NWR March 13 is a very
high total.

A gray GYRFALCON was seen March 18 along Dodson Rd. 1 mi N
of I-90 west of Moses Lake. Two others were reported: one
March 15 on the Colville Plateau east of Monse in Okanogan
Co. and the other March 18 on the Waterville Plateau 5 mi n
of Sim's Corner in Douglas Co.

A single adult SNOWY OWL was seen sw of Moses Lake along
Potato Hill Rd. 1/4 mi south of Baseline Rd. Access is
south off I-90 via SR 17. A second adult SNOWY OWL was
spotted by the SAS winter tour group ca. 2 miles N of
Lamoine Rd/8th NW along F NW/Logan Rd. northeast of Douglas
on the Waterville Plateau, DeLorme Atlas pg. 84, T26 N, R24
E, Sect. 7.

Several LAPLAND LONGSPURS with a few SNOW BUNTINGS were
found March 17 & 19 near the west end of Timentwa Rd on the
Colville Indian Reservation in Okanogan Co. This is DeLorme
Atlas pg. 100 & 101, C-5, T31N, R27E, Sects. 6 & 7.

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.