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Transcribed by Franny Drobny, Seattle, Washington,
fdrobny at cairncross.com, phone (206) 286-1695 evenings. Please contact
me by e-mail if you have any corrections, comments, or questions.
Mailbox previously checked by Franny Drobny on Wednesday, April 29,
1998, at 10:27 a.m.


April 29, 1998, Wednesday, 5:58 p.m. This is Rhane Kirkham. (253)
941-7916. Today at Johnson's Marsh, saw amongst a bunch of RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRDS, a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD, kind of out of place for this
part of the world. That's all I've reported. Thanks a lot.

April 29, 1998, Wednesday, 8:07 p.m. Here is a report from Patrick
Sullivan, phone (253)564-7419. Sightings are from today, April 29. At
the Kent Ponds, with Michael Priebe, 1 BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, 180+ LEAST
SANDPIPERS, 3 WESTERN SANDPIPERS, 1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, 2 LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SPOTTED SANDPIPER, 1 LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHER, 1 GREEN HERON, 1 OLDSQUAW AND 2 YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS. At
the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, 2 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 2 SORA, 32
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 1 LESSER YELLOWLEGS., 350+ WESTERN SANDPIPERS,
45+ LEAST SANDPIPERS, 20 DUNLIN, 1 MEW GULL, 2 CALIFORNIA GULLS, 3
PURPLE MARTINS, 3 PACIFIC-SLOPE FLYCATCHERS, 1 AMERICAN PIPIT, 3
WARBLING VIREOS, 2 HUTTON'S VIREOS, good numbers of YELLOW, WILSON'S,
and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS. 2 MACGILLIVRAY'S WARBLERS, 1 WESTERN
TANAGER, and 1 LINCOLN'S SPARROW. Thank you.

This transcription completed by Franny Drobny on Thursday, April 30,
1998, at 3:45 p.m.