Transcribed by Jane Hadley
jhadle at halcyon.com
phone: (206) 328-7605

Please contact me by phone or e-mail if you have any
corrections, comments or questions.

Friday, Dec. 12, 9:04 p.m. Joanne MacKenzie in Surrey, B.C.
604-538-1676. Today, Dec. 12, Hugh MacKenzie and I and Pru
and Bernie Spitman had the GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE at
about 11:30 in the morning. It was farther south than most
people have been reporting it in past. So for the next observer,
the thing to do is walk across the cornfield on the wide path, as
previously described, toward the spirea hedge on the west side
at the edge of the safety zone, then turn left and walk south
about 100 yards to a large disjunct patch of spirea in the
cornfield. This is situated near another plank bridge across the
ditch. The towhee was at the south end of that patch of spirea,
loosely associating with CROWNED SPARROWS and SONG
SPARROWS. Also, just at the edge of that patch of spirea were
two COMMON REDPOLL, one HOUSE WREN, and a little
farther to the south a NORTHERN GOSHAWK was in the tree
eating prey of some sort. We did not see the HARRIS'S
SPARROW, WHITE-THROATED SPARROW, LINCOLN'S or
VESPERS or anything of that sort. There were, however,
several AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS along the hedgerow to
the east. And near the parking lot on our way back, there was
one female SNOW BUNTING. So that's all for today.

Friday, Dec. 12, 7:31 a.m., This is Bill Shelmerdine, Olympia,
Washington, 866-9106 with a belated report from Tuesday of
this week. The YELLOW-BILLED LOON that has been seen in
the Budd Bay area around Olympia was seen again on Tuesday.
And the bird was found off of the point from Priest Point Park.
You must go to Priest Point Park and walk the trails out to the
point to see it from this location. Priest Point Park is off East
Bay Drive, which is out of the Port of Olympia area. It's also
been seen from the KGY Point in the Port area itself. Good
Luck and Good Birding.

Monday, Dec. 8, 8:34 p.m. Hello, this is Dave Beaudette at
206-365-2083. Today, Dec. 8th, went looking for the
GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE at the Skagit Game Range and was
successful. It took about 2 1/4 hours to find the bird. The
towhee was not with CROWNED SPARROWS but was by
itself scratching under the spirea hedge. I found the bird by
listening for the rustling sound in the leaves under the hedge.
The bird was seen from 3:39 to 4:05 p.m. The sight was along
the western edge of the cornfield about 100 yards into the
hunting zone. The cornfield is west of the boat launch. Catch
you later. Bye.

Monday, Dec. 8, 11:08 a.m. Hi, this is Michael Cohen. I live
near Seward Park in Seattle. I just want to report that there is a
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW in my backyard for about five
minutes on Sunday, Dec. 7, at about 1:00. I didn't see it the rest
of the afternoon, but it was definitely a White-throated Sparrow,
15 feet from my window for about five minutes, rooting around
in the undergrowth. I will file another report if it shows up
again. Thanks.

CORRECTIONS of name spellings from previous
transcriptions:

Report of Nov. 21, 1997. The name is Wayne Weber, rather
than Wayne Weaver
Report of Nov. 24 & Nov. 30. The name is Bruce LaBar, rather
than Bruce Lebar
Report of Dec. 7. The name is Rick Romea, rather than Rick
LeMay

Corrections are welcome.

[Messages last checked 10:50 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 14, 1997]
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Jane Hadley
jhadle at halcyon.com
Seattle, WA