At 10:50 PM 11/3/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Michael Hobbs wrote about kingfishers...
>> Only males in winter - Bah, I thought.
>> But when I looked at my records, ...
>
>And several other Tweeters have offered reports and comments. Female Belted
>Kingfishers do not entirely abandon our region during winter, but it seems
they
>become far less commonplace between October and May. Again, I'll pull
together
>reports this winter/spring to try to shed light on the topic. Updates can be
>found at the web site below.
>--
>Scott Richardson
>northeast Seattle
>salix at halcyon.com
>http://www.halcyon.com/salix/swm_beki.htm
>
>

We were in the Purdy area (just across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge -- aka
Galloping Gertie's replacement -- and up the road a bit) and saw a half
dozen Kingfishers but paid no attention to them because there were more
interesting things to look at. Anyone that happens to go by the area might
count males and female hanging out there because it seems a reliable place
for more than just one or two (should also consider looking at the pod of
Orcas a few miles further up the road in Dyes Inlet in Bremerton-Silverdale.)

In disgust I add, also went to 3 Crabs ponds but left before anyone else or
the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper showed up. Rats! Should also add that scoping
the straits side of Dungeness Spit revealed many Long-tailed Ducks in
groups of 2-6 just at the limit of legitimate ID range. They are 'not'
close inshore there but are closer at Clallam County Park along with some
Harlequins, etc.


Bob