We had a Yellow Warbler on the Grays Harbor CBC some years ago. It was
in a sheltered neighborhood in the town of Hoquiam at the head of the Harbor.

Gene Hunn.

On Sun, 12 Nov 1995, Donald Cecile wrote:

> For those who remember the last posting of 7 warblers in Tofino, we went
> down to 6 as the TEnnessee warbler turned out to be an Orange-crowned
> "celata". On November twelve, it was possible to find three species of
> warblers in Tofino. The most difficult to locate was the Yellow-rumped.
> There must have been some around but I couldn't find any! There is still
> one Orange-crowned Warbler in town and an unbelievably
> late Yellow Warbler! THis same bird has survived all week and at least
> two frosts. THis bird is an adult male still showing much of
> it's marroon breast stripes. It is more than one month later than any
> Yellow warbler I have ever seen here on the west coast. I imagine that
> even souther Calif. birders are having trouble finding Yellows at this time.
> THis yellow warbler is a particularly bright individual, perhaps owing to
> the fact that it is an adult male. I briefly considered the possibility
> that it may be an eastern Yellow "aestiva"(since eastern warblers do show up
> this
> time of year and one would easily overlook such a possibility) However,
> I did not feel that it qualified since the nape and crown were definitely
> greener than the breast. So that leaves either "amnicola" of central BC
> or "rubiginosa" of south and coastal BC but then again there is
> "morcomi"....I'm lost! I think it was a Yellow Warbler....
>
> Other interesting sightings include a Swamp Sparrow, Canvasbacks (locally
> rare), A.Pipit and 2170 Buffleheads. THe latter were frequently hunted
> by bald eagles. I guess when the salmon are done, buffleheads are a
> target.
>
> good birding,
>
> dcecile at cln.etc.bc.ca
>