Conner,

We (Yakima Valley Audubon Society) often go to look for one bird and see many
others than we had planned. This happened with a group on April 6th when the
leader took them to see Sand Hill Cranes and they ended up seeing about 550
SHC, 20 Common Loon, a Black-crowned Night Heron, 15 Tundra Swan, 23 Great
White-fronted Geese, huge numbers of Lesser Scaups, a Red-breasted Merganser,
about 1,500 Ruddy Ducks, a Black-necked Stilt, 5 American Avocets, and a
Lapland Longspur. I hope you continue to bird-watch and that you will help
to save their habitats.

Jillian,

My field guide tells me that White-crowned Sparrows nest in a bulky nest of
grasses, twigs, and/or plant stems, lined with finer grasses, hair, and
feathers, placed on ground or in small tree or shrub. They have 3 to 5 eggs
which are pale blue or green with darker spots. They often nest in
residential areas in northern Washington, Idaho, western Montana, a small
part of western Wyoming, most of Alaska, the Northwest Territories, British
Columbia, northern Alberta, and a few other places in Canada (mostly northern
areas). I have lots of WCS in my yard right now. They seem to enjoy pecking
the ground under my plants, looking for insects and seeds.

Maia Kelly
Yakima Valley Audubon Society