Hello birders, this is the Bird Brain, voice of Seattle
Audubon's Bird Sightings Hotline for SATURDAY, APRIL 27,
1995, at 7 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].

It's Birdathon time again. If you'd like to raise some cash
for your local Audubon society by looking at lots of birds
call the office at 523-4483 for more details.

Next week the bird sightings hotline will feature the dulcet
southern tones of the new hotline voice, Mr. Russell Rogers,
who has kindly agreed to relieve this burned out bird brain
of the responsibility. It was great fun. Keeps those
reports coming in. The new number will be 933-1831. Please
make a note of it.

A new hot bird news service is now available thanks to the
Washington Ornithological Society, BirdBox, an interactive
tape where you can hear reports of the latest sightings and
leave reports in turn. Call 206-454-2662 to tap into this
new service.

Seattle's nesting PEREGRINES have three eggs in the nest as
of March 30. The TV monitor in the Washington Mutual
Building provides the play-by-play action.

The Montlake Fill on the UW campus is getting hot: between
the 25th and 27th of April there have been 1-2 SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS, up to 14 LEAST SANDPIPERS,
a WESTERN SANDPIPER, and 1-2 COMMON SNIPES. Also noted
there last week were two MOURNING DOVES, five kinds of
SWALLOWS, COMMON YELLOWTHROATs, and a WILSON'S WARBLER. A
possible BREWERS'S SPARROW at the fill April 27 would be a
local first. It has not been relocated. Three WHIMBRELS
were at the Kent Ponds April 26.

A concentration of 131 WHIMBRELS was 1.5 mi w of Arlington
on the south side of SR 530. Several thousands of WESTERN
SANDPIPERS and DUNLIN were at the n end of the Everett
waterfront April 26.

An early WESTERN TANAGER was heard near Carkeek Park ASpril
21. Scattered reports of NASHVILLE WARBLERS, YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRDS and TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES have come in, which is
normal. Two LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES at the Caspian Tern
inclosure on Jetty Island in the Everett Harbor April 22 are
the 3rd & 4th reports for the region this spring. Normally
this species of shrike stays on the east side.

The HARRIS' SPARROW that wintered at the Edmonds Marsh was
seen again April 24 in full breeding regalia along the road
that parallels the south end of the marsh between the fish
hatchery and the oil facility.

A pair of GREEN HERONs is nesting just west of the Old
Slough Rd. boardwalk at Juanita Bay Park. Other GREEN
HERONS were reported near Kent at near the junction of
Meeker and Kent-Des Moines Rd. and on Bainbridge Is. at the
pond behind Blakely Elementary School.

Three BLACK OYSTERCATCHERs were on the Westport Jetty April
14 along with about 90 SURFBIRDS mostly in breeding plumage.
The Bowerman Basin spring shorebird spectacular is just
getting underway. This weekend could be tops. April 25
there were 15-20K WESTERN SANDPIPERS there along with 300-
400 RED KNOTS, 5-10K DUNLINS, AND 200 SHORT-BILLED
DOWITCHERS. A MERLIN and 3-4 PEREGRINES are also
birdwatching there. Keep your eyes up also for migrating
SANDHILL CRANE flocks in this area.

BLACK-NECKED STILTS and AMERICAN AVOCETS are back at
Columbia Basin potholes nest sites as along Dodson Rd.
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS were
at McNary NWR near Pasco and on Brooks Lake near Coulee City
April 14. Thirty-eight breeding plumaged COMMON LOONS were
on Sloan Reservoir below O'Sullivan Dam near Othello Apri.
14.

A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS is nesting near Spokane
in a burn along SR 291 along the Spokane R. about 1 mile s
of Seven Mile just nw of Spokane. A THREE-TOED WOODPECKER
was reported at the Hyak parking area just east of
Snoqualmie Pass April 1.

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.