Hello tweets,
I have seen W. Meadowlarks pretty regularly at Scatter Creek WRA
south of Olympia, Washington. They are also regular on the Nisqually WLR
and Skokomish Delta in Mason Co, WA.
Janet Partlow

On Tue, 18 Feb 1997, Kelly McAllister wrote:

> Tweets,
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> I just heard that a rather *marked decline* of meadowlarks has been noticed
> in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. I don't know how numerous they were in
> this region prior to this decline, but I am curious if anyone has noticed
> anything similar in western
> Washington or elsewhere (even eastern Washington where I presume they remain
> a common and widespread bird). I believe I have seen Western Meadowlarks
> mentioned in a western Washington bird list or two recently (on Tweeters).
> Perhaps, we could combine our experiences and produce a compendium of
> *western* Western Meadowlark habitats. The Mima Mounds in Thurston County
> is the western Washington location that I think of though I haven't seen
> them there for at least a few years (not that I have worked at it).
>
> Kelly McAllister
> Olympia, Washington
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