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

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[Mailbox previously checked at 9:55 a.m. on April 20th, 1997]

1:58 p.m. April 20th - Gary Bletsch, 360-853-7203. Two MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS
were seen today in Van Horn, E of Concrete in Skagit County, at the Puget
Power substation.

7:37 p.m. April 20th - Hello. This is Tom Schooley in Olympia. A trip to
Kittitas and Grant County today yielded 79 species. I was accompanied by
Yuha (?), a birder from Finland. Today we saw ten species of raptors.
Nice looks at SAGE SPARROWS, and BREWER'S SPARROWS, and SAGE THRASHERS, and
a SAY'S PHOEBE sans tail; and probably dirt bird of the day were
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, with well over a thousand seen between Ellensburg
and Othello. Good day!

7:55 p.m. April 20th - This is Wilson Cady, 360-835-5947. Today at
Dallesport in Klickitat County there was one GREAT EGRET, five BLACK-NECKED
STILTS, two [AMERICAN] AVOCETS, 75 [GREATER] WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, and one
TRUMPETER SWAN. Thank you.

8:45 p.m. April 20th - This is Paul Brown at 643-4049. Today, on a Newport
High ecology field trip with Barry Levine, we saw a flock of 10-15 RED
CROSSBILLS feeding in the pine trees near the main office of the Newport
High campus in Bellevue. Also noted was a PEREGRINE FALCON at Bowerman Bay
Basin in Hoquiam. That is our report for today.

6:50 p.m. April 21st - Hello. This is Don Carrell at 206-852-1501.
Yesterday, Sunday the 20th, at the very end of the spit W from the Fort
Flagler campground, about 10:30 on Sunday on an outgoing tide, there were
two ROCK SANDPIPERS in breeding plumage. There were also several RUDDY
TURNSTONES, lots of BLACK TURNSTONES and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, SURFBIRDS,
DUNLINS, a few WESTERN SANDPIPERS, and two SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, some of
each in breeding colors. Lots of BRANT and some other garden-variety
species around. At Oak Bay there were two CASPIAN TERNS and some
BONAPARTE'S GULLS on the freshwater pond, one SEMIPALMATED PLOVER just E of
the boat ramp, and some SURFBIRDS and BLACK TURNSTONES on the jetty; and
lots of BRANT, BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, and other common birds in the area.
Good birding!

8:55 p.m. April 21st - Hi. This is Sally Alhadeff at 206-762-4327. On
Saturday I led a field trip along the Duwamish, and at Terminal 105 we saw
a pair of nesting OSPREYS. If you go to the end of the public access at
the Duwamish and look due S, you can see a platform that's been . . . it's
actually a light pole that the Ospreys have set up housekeeping on.
Anyway, it was very exciting, and worth taking a look. Thanks. Bye.

[Mailbox checked last at 10:20 a.m. on April 22nd, 1997]

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