Subject: Revised WOS BirdBox Messages - May 17-21, 1997
Date: May 22 02:22:39 1997
From: Norton360 at aol.com - Norton360 at aol.com



The Washington BirdBox is a voice mailbox sponsored by the Washington
Ornithological Society. To leave a message about a notable sighting, or
to listen to the most recent messages, call (206) 454-2662 and follow
the prompts. First-time BirdBox users may find it convenient, before
calling, to review the status of Washington's chickadee species.

The Washington Ornithological Society would like to see the BirdBox
become a statewide aid to Birders. One of the reasons for this transcription
is as a service to those outside the local calling area and for people living
outside WA who are interested for whatever reason. We would like to offer an
email transcription service to anyone with a message for the BirdBox. (The
email will be placed as a phone message as well as an errorfree message on
the transcription). Send your message to halop at u.washington.edu with cc to
norton360 at aol.com, subplot at u.washington.edu & cehill at u.washington.edu (the cc
are in case Hal Opperman is out of town and the only cc really necessary is
to whoever is transcribing at the time you submit the message). Those active
birders and TWEETERS subscribers living outside the (206) area are requested
to let their non TWEETERS birding friends know this service is available and
to offer to post the message for them.

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 10 PM, May 19.]

[The following message was correctly transcribed except that I originally
turned Kitsap Audubon into Rick Alfardo. My apolgies to Scott Dowes.]
10:29 PM, May 17 - Hi, this is Scott Downes 361-7073. Today I led a field
trip for Kitsap Audubon up Green Mountain which is in south Kitsap Co. Among
the highlights, were Blue Grouse, Mountain Quail singing and about a dozen
Hermit Warblers near the campground. If you need directions to the place, you
can either look on the map, it is owned by the DNR, or you can give me a call
at the number listed before. Other highlights included 6 species of warblers,
4 species of flycatchers including Willow, Olive-sided, Hammond's and
Pacific-Slope and a nest of Solitary Vireo and Warbling Vireo. Thanks a lot.
Good luck and good biridng.


9:52 PM, May 20 - John Kahlman(sp) calling from the Vancouver Bird Alert.
[long pause] Red-necked Stint, Iona Island southwest pond. Thank you.

[On Tweeters 5-21 from Eric Greenwood "As of 10:30 this morning there was no
further report of the bird. It was seen last night but flushed by a Peregrine
and then not relocated. Pectoral Sandpipers have also been reported from Iona
and Jericho Beach.']



[Messages last checked at 10 PM, May 21.]