08/22/96

James Knapp wrote:

>>We've had the honor of being visited by a dull yellowish
>>female black headed grosbeak. She was rather timid but ate
>>sunflower seeds comfortably with the regulars (finches galore,
>>and the peppy chickedee gang).

and then Dennis Paulson wrote:

>You might have had an immature; I think most of the adults are gone, and we
>regularly get immatures at this time of year.


and now, I just wanted to note that we still had adult BH Grosbeaks
feeding young (2) at our feeder in Naselle, Pacific co., as of 08/21/96.
Also, the general bird songs which were very noticeable only a couple
of wks ago (e.g., Sw Thrush, BH Grosbk, Win Wren, etc.), whether
summer visitor or breeder or resident or whatever -- they have all
ceased for now. Perhaps late summer is really here -- or is it early fall?

Alan Richards / Naselle, WA / USA / alanr at orednet.org
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