Subject: Seattle RBA 30 December 1997
Date: Dec 30 22:29:30 1997
From: Paul Cozens - wcozens at earthlink.net


-RBA
* Washington
* Seattle
* December 30, 1997
WASE9712.30

-Birds mentioned:

Barred Owl
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Green-tailed Towhee
American Tree Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Harris' Sparrow
White-winged Crossbill

hot line: Seattle
date: December 30, 1997
number: (206) 933-1831
coverage: Mainly Western Washington, occasionally elsewhere
compiled: 9:20 p.m. 12-30-1997
transcribed by: Paul Cozens
email: wcozens at earthlink.net

- Transcript -

For information on field trips or other Audubon issues
call the Audubon office at 206 523-4483 from 10 to 4 Monday-Saturday.

For the most recent bird news call the Washington Ornithological
Society's BirdBox at 425 454-2662.

A BARRED OWL was seen on the 30th in Westcrest Park near White Center.
Two BARRED OWLS were seen on the Seattle Christmas Count. One was in
Lincoln Park in West Seattle and the other was in Volunteer Park in
Seattle.

The GREEN-TAILED TOWHEE has been present near the Skagit Game Range HQ
Boat Launch parking lot through the 29th. Up to 3 AMERICAN TREE
SPARROWS, 3 WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS, one HARRIS' SPARROW and a SWAMP
SPARROW have been in the vicinity. Another WHITE-THROATED SPARROW was in
Auburn between US 18 and W. Main Street, east of Lund Street on the
28th.

Another AMERICAN TREE SPARROW was at Spencer Island near the barn on
the 28th.

A large flock of WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS was found .25 miles north of
the Sitzmark Ski area, 18 miles north of Tonasket on the 28th.

On the 25th a BLACK-THROATED GRAY WARBLER was on the South Beach Trail
in Discovery Park in Seattle.


- End transcript -

Paul Cozens
Seattle, WA
wcozens at earthlink.net