Hal, are you inviting birders over to have a look-see when it shows up
again?

Rick
Seattle, WA

On Thu, 19 Sep 1996, H. Opperman wrote:

> A Scrub Jay was hanging out in a maple tree above the deck of our house in
> Medina this afternoon around 2:30. It looked as if it was checking out
> the place where we regularly put peanuts each morning for the Steller's
> Jays (and--yes--to placate the squirrels). But there was no food there at
> the time, and no Steller's Jays. They had cleaned the peanuts out
> several hours before.
>
> Maybe the Scrub Jay has been stopping by unnoticed for a while already.
> It seemed to know what it was doing. Anyway, we'll keep an eye out. Any
> bets on how much longer it will be before they're regular residents
> around Seattle?
>
> Hal Opperman
> halop at u.washington.edu
>
>