Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 23:46:42 -0700
From: tbenz at halcyon.com (Tom Benedict)

Franny Drobny writes on Thu, 9 Apr 1998 10:19:35 :

> This morning I heard and saw the White-crowned sparrow singing for the
> first time while walking from my car in downtown Seattle to the building
> I work in.

Indeed, I was also grateful to hear and see my long awaited White-Crowned
friends near my workplace at Minor and Howell. Yesterday afternoon I got my
first treat and expect the next few months to be filled with their music.

> Now I have to figure out if it is pugetensis or gambelii.
> I'll listen for the "chili chili" song or for the "zweet zweet" that
> Michael Price mentions. I suspect it's probably a gambelii.

I don't know if I'll be any help here, but I'll keep my ears tuned and my
eyes peeled.

Tom Benedict
tbenz at halcyon.com