Debbie Feinman writes:
>I had a few Chipping Sparrows in my weedy garden this morning. This is
>the first time I've seen them in North Bend. Any other Eastsiders
>getting this bird? Are they common around here and I've just missed
>them?

Debbie, I think they're pretty common on both sides of the mountains in
suitable habitat; dryish forest edges, "prairies" and savannahs. Your
"Eastside" faked me out at first; I thought you meant east of the Cascades.
-----Herb Curl
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