Transcribed by Hal Opperman
halop at u.washington.edu
phone (206) 635-0503

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[Mailbox previously checked at 7:45 p.m. November 26, 1996.]

1:41 p.m. November 27th - Hi, this is Steve Mlodinow. Kevin Goussay (?)
and I and a couple others were up in the Skagit today. There was no sight
nor sound of the [NORTHERN] WATERTHRUSH. In the area there were eight to
12 CEDAR WAXWINGS. No BOHEMIAN [WAXWINGS] were seen. The two
WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS near the boat launch at the [Skagit
Wildlife-Recreation Area] headquarters there were still present. And
there're still five SNOWY OWLS around the West 90 in the Samish Flats.
That's it. Good luck and good birding!

5:58 p.m. November 27th - Gary Bletch, 360-853-7203. Today at the Fir
Island game range several of the rare species spotted by Scott Atkinson
and Pat Sullivan were there again. The NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH was right
behind the bathrooms and got very good looks at it and right there in that
flock of juncos was one WHITE-THROATED SPARROW and one AMERICAN TREE
SPARROW, and then a flock of CEDAR WAXWINGS happened by, about ten to 15
CEDAR WAXWINGS. With them were two or three BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS. I was not
able to find the RUSTY BLACKBIRD in the driving rain but there are a lot
of flocks of blackbirds and starlings floating around Fir Island.

9:08 a.m. November 28th - This is Barry Levine reporting from Seattle. Ed
Deal and myself saw the BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER at the Arboretum this
morning. If you need instructions the best way to go is to park by the
golf driving range by the Arboretum and walk over the footbridge. The
bird was seen about 30 yards foraging in the trees in that area. Good
luck and good birding!

11:36 a.m. November 28th - This is Allan Galbraith from Lake Stevens,
Washington. I'd like to report on this fine Thanksgiving Day we saw a
SNOWY OWL just a hundred yards from our house which is not far from the
bus barn for Lake Stevens on Highway 9. Thank you. Good bye.

[Mailbox last checked at 9:30 p.m. November 28, 1996.]