Snoqualmie may have snow-squashed blackberry thickets, but at least the
Spotted towhees aren't going to be blown away or swept away by a creek ten
times normal size! You got 'em, and we don't have 'em here in the Des
Moines Marina area, but until recently, I at least heard several towhees
on every single bird walk-about. Send some back our way and
thanks for info from Bent's. You beat me by about a half hour; I was
still mulling in front of the computer screen. It would be interesting to
better understand resident bird relocations after severe weather. We've
got a crowd of Song sparrows here now, were scarce last year!
Whatever,
Maureen Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu Univ of WA and Des Moines, WA
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On Mon, 7 Apr 1997, Walt Rector wrote:
> In Snoqualmie I've noticed more Towhees this year than any of the
> previous four winters. Maybe they're more visible, blackberry thickets
> having been mashed flat by the December snows. It's rare to look
> outside and not see at least one red eye staring back at me.
>
> : Walt Rector :
> : Snoqualmie, WA :
>