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Transcribed by: Bob Norton, Joyce, WA (near Port Angeles)
norton360 at aol.com
(360) 928-3053

(My apologies to anyone whose name I have mangled. If anyone can supply
correct spellings of peoples names or place names, I am trying to keep a
list of correct spellings so those corrections would be appreciated).

[Messages previously checked at 9:42 PM March 7, 1997].

4:43 PM, March 8 - Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Today Chris McIinnery and I
went down to look for the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. It was present in the
previously described location. Go west from Pe Ell about 1.3 to 1.5 miles,
take a right on McCormick, go 100-200 yards on the right there's a large
parking area. Park there. The bird was across the road from this parking area
and also about halfway back to Route 6. The first time there was a
Red-breasted Sapsucker in the vicinityand the second time it seemed to be
frankly associating with the Red-breasted Sapsucker which was somewhat
smaller and makes me wonder if it's maybe a female. Who knows what will go on
there. Anyway on the way back we stopped at Nisqually and had a dark phase
Harlan's Hawk. That's it. Good luck and good birding.

8:45 PM, March 8 - Hi, this is Jim Flynn at (206) 772-5568. The Gyrfalcon
south of Snohomish is still around. I saw it today between 5 and 5:30 PM east
of Highway 9. It has been normally seen west of Highway 9 but I saw the bird
1.2 miles south of the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and 2nd Street which is
in downtown Snohomish and Lincoln Avenue becomes the old Snohomish-Monroe
Road. It was in a snag in a pasture along that road - like I said - 1.2 miles
south of town. There's also a shrike a little bit further down the road.
Thanks a lot. Bye-bye.

1:37 PM, March 9 - This is Bill Shelmerdine in Olympia. The Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker was again present this morning between about 7 and just before 8
o'clock in the morning and possibly after. I left the site right about 8:30.
It's in pretty much the same area just west of Pe Ell off of McCormick Road.
In a couple of hundred yards on the right there's a pull out. The bird is on
the left side of the road. It was feeding about 2 feet off the ground in a
large Big-leafed Maple. That's it. Good luck and good birding.

2:08 PM, March 9 - It's Bill Principe visiting from Los Angeles and there's a
Snowy Owl on the corner of 16th and Denny in Seattle. It was pictured on the
front page of Section B of today's Sunday paper and I drove over there and
there it is! It's on top of one of the capitals along the side of The First
Church of Christ Scientist at 16th and Denny. Looks like an immature to me.
Perhaps a female. Good birding.

9:40 PM, March 9 - Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. I went out for a couple of
hours this afternoon between Everett and Snohomish. The only highlight was a
male Eurasian Green-winged Teal on Ebey Island. The way to get to this bird
is to take US 2 east from I-5. Go a short distance to the right hand turn. It
isn't really an exit but, literally a turn like you make from a normal road
on to Homemaker's(sp.) Road. Go over the wooden bridge, at the first street
make a left and on your right will be a slough and the Eurasian Green-wing
was hanging in with our normal American Green-winged Teals.
Also, I forgot to mention yesterday that there were a couple of
White-fronted Geese at Nisqually. That's it. Good luck and good birding.

Messages last checked at 10PM, March 9.