My wife and I will be attending a Climate conference in Seattle from
Oct. 20-29. As I will have time for some day trips from Seattle, I would
very much appreciate any information on good sites for finding the following
species and subspecies

1. Cackling Canada Goose (_B. c. minima_)
2. Gyrfalcon
3. Pacific Golden Plover
4. Rock Sandpiper
5. Ancient Murrelet
6. Cassin's Auklet
7. Red-breasted Sapsucker
8. Fox Sparrow (_unalaschcensis_ group) Sooty or "chocolate" group
9. Fox Sparrow (_megarhynchus_ group) Thick-billed Group**

** I assume that subspecies within the _megarhynchus_ group are not normally
found in Washington, but primarily in California.
However, as I understand from Zink's paper on the
Fox Sparrow complex, some individuals of the _olivacea_ subspecies near Yakima,
Washington show genetic characteristics of both the _megarhynchus_ group
and the _schistacea_ (Slate-coloured) group.


Thanks in advance

Steven Feldstein
Earth System Science Center
The Pennsylvania State University
sbf at essc.psu.edu