Transcribed by Lisa M. Smith
subplot at u.washington.edu
phone: (206) 523-9229

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[Mailbox previously checked at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, 6 February 1997.]

10:57 a.m. 02-07-97: This is Eric ??? [sounds like Kowalchika] with
Woodland Park Zoo. I just received a phone call about a SNOWY OWL up on
Capitol Hill. It's apparently been there for the last two weeks. Right
now, it's at East Denny and 16th Avenue East, on the front of a
church--the Christian Science Church--on the north side of the church,
perched on a column. People in the area have been seeing this bird for the
last two weeks, so if you want to see a close-up of a Snowy, I guess it's
a pretty reliable location. Good birding.

6:29 p.m. 02-07-97: Hello, this is Bruce Labar at (206)272-1058. Today I
went over to eastern Washington to track down that NORTHERN HAWK OWL
that's been hanging around at Eastern Washington University, and it is
still there, has been I guess--people are saying now--since early January,
maybe even December. Pretty easy to find actually, so if you want to plan
a nice weekend trip, you should go and treat yourself to a Hawk Owl. The
best place to find it is either around the science building on campus or
around the field house. Today it spent most of the time around the field
house, even on top of a goal post out on the field, and it's very obvious,
especially in the morning. It tends to be high on a perch, and you can
spot it quite readily.
Also, down the street from the university, on the corner of
Washington and Sixth Street, is a BLUE JAY. I was birding with Jim Acton
from Spokane, and he had a tape and the BLUE JAY just came flying right
in. So there's a BLUE JAY hanging around there and TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE;
people have been seeing PINE GROSBEAK.
Also, in the Spokane area, there are SNOWY OWLS, GYRFALCON, [and]
lots of SNOW BUNTING on some of the roads. You may want to refer to the
eastern Washington tape for more information on that. Anyway, I thought
I'd leave that message in case people want to have a nice weekend over in
eastern Washington. So, good luck and good birding.

8:44 p.m. 02-07-97: This is Bob Sundstrom, 762-4327. The RED-SHOULDERED
HAWK was seen again near Sequim today--actually, near Dungeness along the
Sequim-Dungeness Road just short of Primrose Lane, on power poles and in
the line of trees near Primrose Lane. This is before you reach Dungeness,
the town, as you're driving from Sequim along Sequim-Dungeness Road, off
to the right. Beautiful-looking bird. That's all for now.

[Mailbox last checked at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, 8 February 1997.]