On Mon, 15 Jul 1996, Dennis Paulson wrote:
> don't breed (but do winter) in the much more extensive grassland at
> Magnuson Park. I don't know if they breed in King Co. or not, although
> Hunn cites a 1982 breeding record near Renton. Were any found in the
> county during the BBA, Mike?

No confirmed records exist for King Co. from the BBA. One from near
Lynden (Whatcom Co.), one near Mt. Vernon (Skagit Co.), one near Grand
Mound (Thurston Co.), and four from Sequim Prairie. Basically, breeding
is limited to mainly the westside prairie habitats, with a few outliers in
scattered agricultural areas. Singing birds are noted from a number of
other quads in westside prairie areas. A probable and possible record are
from King Co., but they could be passing through. And perhaps the
question that should follow is do meadowlarks sing in migration? The ones
I've encountered at the Fill never have. Usually just see them flying.
Is it appropriate to assume that meadowlarks singing are already on
breeding territories?

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Michael R. Smith
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
whimbrel at u.washington.edu
http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/mike/mike.html