The last 5 kingfishers I have seen in the Portland area (three at
Scappoose Bottoms, 1 at the Faloma Road Night Heron site, and 1 at
Ridgfield NWR) were all males. I haven't seen a female around here for
about a month. Interesting discussion Ray K

On Sat, 1 Nov 1997, S&C Richardson wrote:

> That question about kingfishers: Do most females migrate from our area? October
> sightings from 6 locations revealed a female at 1 and males at the other 5.
> It's a start. Any reports sent my way will be compiled and shared. See
> <http://www.halcyon.com/salix/swm_beki.htm>.
> --
> Scott Richardson
> northeast Seattle
> salix at halcyon.com
>
>

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