Subject: WOS BirdBox for 14-16 March 1997
Date: Mar 16 12:06:28 1997
From: Lisa M Smith - subplot at juno.com


transcribed by Lisa M. Smith
<subplot at juno.com>
Seattle WA (206) 523-9229

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[Messages previously checked at 7 p.m. Thursday 13 March 1997.]

5:36 p.m. 03-14-97: This is Ed Newbold, 767-7169. I'm going to apologize
in advance if I'm wrong about this conjecture, but there's an article in
my *Seattle Times* today, March 14th, by Steven Clutter. The title is
"The Navy's Booming Business And It's Scaring Off Seagulls" and I quote,
"The population of seagulls around the base dropped from 3,000 to 100
after the Navy's first offensive." My question for anyone: Are they
mistaking seagulls for Caspian Terns, and if they are, someone should
write a letter. I've used up my letter-writing credits, but I think it
would really be appreciated if they are making a mistake. Thanks a lot.

2:36 p.m. 03-15-97: This is Ruth Sullivan, 564-7419. Today in ??? [sounds
like PL], the YELLOW-BREASTED SAPSUCKER was still present in the morning
between 7 and 7:30. Thank you. Bye.

6:48 p.m. 03-15-97: This is Dave Sweeney, 932-6603. The HARRIS'S SPARROW
that was initially reported east of Lowell is still there. You'd go east
of Lowell on the Lowell River Road until the road ends--it's about half a
mile. Just south of there is a big pile of logs and dirt and brush and
such. It seems to hang around there, close to the ditch as well, or over
near the canal.

9:59 p.m. 03-15-97: This is Bob Norton, 360-928-3053. Today in Jefferson
County at Ft. Flagler State Park at the tip of Meristone Island, there
were 2 ROCK SANDPIPERS in with BLACK TURNSTONES. These were at the spit
on the west end of the park at the lower campground. There are many BLACK
TURNSTONES, but the ROCK SANDPIPERS stayed with about six of them and
flew when they did and landed when they did. They were at the very tip of
the spit, as were the bulk of the shorebirds at low tide this afternoon.
The lower campground is now open, so you can drive to the spit. Thank
you.

1:44 a.m. 03-16-97: This is Alan Grinnon, 323-3979. On Saturday the 15th
on the 10:30 ferry from Mukilteo over to Whidbey Island, I had a
YELLOW-BILLED LOON very close to the Whidbey Island side of the ferry
run.

[Messages last checked at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday 16 March 1997.]