In one of my ornithology journals at home there is a recent article on
the "itinerant nesting behavior" of Tricolored Blackbirds. I will try and
find it and report on it for Tweeters.
This could certainly be a great example of itinerant nesting.

For the longest time it was believed that Tricolored Blackbirds were only
found in California and then I noticed that the latest field guides show
them in the Klamath area of Oregon. Being up in eastern Washington is
quite a jump. I find this very interesting.

I don't recall any historical mention of Tricolored Blackbirds being
found outside of California. Anybody have a copy of AC Bent's volume on
blackbirds that could check on what he recorded for distribution? Being
at work can be so inconvienent.





Jim Rosso
Issaquah, Washington
jrosso at mediaseek.com
jlrosso at msn.com
(425) 392-8440