Transcribed by Hal Opperman
halop at accessone.com
phone (206) 635-0503

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[Mailbox previously checked at 12:00 noon on April 16th, 1997]

8:39 p.m. April 16th - Hi. This is Sam Terry (?) at 206-329-9038, and I
just got back from a trip to Lopez Island. There wasn't much along the
ferry run, but I did see all three CORMORANTS [DOUBLE-CRESTED, BRANDT'S,
PELAGIC] in breeding plumage, and on the island there was a constant
(...?...) of RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRDS, around six or eight at the two feeders I
watched at once, and also a few singing ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS. Thanks.
Bye.

8:51 p.m. April 16th - Hi. This is Jim Flynn at 772-5568. The LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE as reported by Michael Hobbs yesterday was seen again this evening
between 6:00 and 6:15 p.m., and it was just N of the naval building (which
is the large, fenced-off yellow building), at the S end of Magnuson Park.
Got real good looks at it. It was definitely a LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, and
that's it! Thanks. Bye bye.

9:52 p.m. April 16th - Dave Swayne, 932-6603. This evening in Kent at
about 6:30, at the corner of 212th and West Valley Highway, were, amongst a
bunch of CANADA GEESE, two white geese, one clearly a SNOW GOOSE, one I'm
almost positive was a ROSS' GOOSE. Thanks.

10:03 a.m. April 17th - Hi. This is Michael Priebe. At the Montlake Fill
this morning there were four AMERICAN PIPITS; a singing ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER; the usual assortment of waterfowl, including some (...?...)
"CACKLING " [CANADA] GEESE; and many, many, many LINCOLN'S SPARROWS.
Thanks. Bye.

11:04 a.m. April 17th - Hi. Jean Wilkinson. At the Montlake Fill this
morning, in the woods on the W side, last trail towards the lake, I saw a
male and a female WOOD DUCK.

12:33 p.m. April 17th - Hello. This is Ben Freeman, and this morning at
the S end of NOAA by the Lake Washington, in the field, were one --
possibly two -- SHORT-EARED OWLS, and one NORTHERN HARRIER; one COOPER'S
HAWK soaring above; and also in the general vicinity were one RED-NECKED
GREBE in breeding plumage, one HORNED GREBE, and also one COMMON (...?...).
Thanks.

12:56 p.m. April 18th - Hi. This is Greg Toffic from Woodland Park Zoo,
684-4836. And all day yesterday and again this morning there was a
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, right outside my office in the NW section of the zoo.
It's been staying very close to a large holly bush that is actually outside
the perimeter fence of the zoo, along 57th Street which crosses under
Phinney Avenue -- that's the NW corner of the zoo. There've been a couple
of VARIED THRUSHES and [AMERICAN] ROBINS that it's been associating with.
Thanks.

[Mailbox checked last at 2:50 p.m. on April 18th, 1997]

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