Here in the Portland area, most of my fledglings have been year-round
residents thus far--winter wren, song sparrow, bushtit. Robins have
started buidling nests with great vigor as well. Yellow-rumps are going
through in huge numbers; can't turn around without hearing one. Cedar
waxwings have also made a re-appearance in the last few days. Have had
western tanagers over the yard and goldfinches at the feeder. Ray K

On Wed, 8 May 1996, Brian Price wrote:

> Tweeters--At Grass Lake, Olympia on Tuesday AM were yellow-rumped
> Audubon's and Myrtle warblers in the lakeside willows. Though adult males
> and females were easy to see, I'm pretty sure, by virtue of lack of
> streaking on breasts, and also by the attentions paid to the adults, that
> several were juveniles. I guess I wasn't expecting fledglings so soon.
> After all, Western tanagers, Solitary and warbling vireos, and
> black-headed grosbeaks have just arrived and other neotrops, particularly
> yellow warblers and willow flycatchers, have yet to arrive at this site.
> I'd be interested in hearing from others about evidence of new year birds
> west of the Cascades.
>
> Brian Price pricebc at elwha.evergreen.edu
> L3401B Phone: (360)-866-6000, ext.6743
> TESC
> Olympia
> WA98505
>
>
>

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Hm: Portland, OR --from "Birches"
Wk: Clark College by Robert Frost
Vancouver, WA
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