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Monday, June 8, 4:53 pm: Hello, this is Craig Kemper, reporting for Monday
June 8th. My number is (206) 789-9255. I relocated the WHITE-FACED IBIS at the
reformatory pond just off 203rd Street at 2:05 pm this afternoon. Thank you.

Monday, June 8, 3:31 pm: Hello, its Wayne Weaver with a brief correction to
my message from earlier this morning on the AMERICAN REDSTARTS. The second
location here at the Largent (?) Creek Rd turnoff from state route 20 in
Whatcom County not in Skagit as I said. There is one location in each county.
That's it for now.

Monday, June 8, 12:16 pm: Hi. This is Bill Spleith (?). I had a calling male
LEAST
FLYCATHER this morning on Weir Prairie which is due north of the town of
Rainier in Thurston County. The spot can be reached by travelling 6/10th of a
mile east off of Rainier Road on Military Road to a point where the Military
Road bends and becomes 123rd running directly east. At that bend, which is
6/10ths of a mile, take the dirt road that goes off to the west and
immediately turns north. And drive along the edge of WEIR PRAIRIE. Go about
1/2 mile on that dirt road to a spot where there are 4 small oaks in a clump
out in the prairie and there is a blue bird box in the largest of the 4 oaks.
The LEAST FLYCATCHER is calling in the large grove of oaks on the north side
of the road from that clump, calling steadily from 11:10 to 11:25 this
morning. Also in the area are WESTERN BLUEBIRDS, BOBWHITES, VESPER SPARROWS,
etc.

Monday, June 8, 7:59 am: Hello, this is Wayne Weaver, area code (604)
597-7201. With a couple of sightings from June 7th. Along state route 20 near
Marble Mountain New Halem. I had AMERICAN REDSTARTS in 2 different locations
along state route 20 near the Whatcom Skagit county border. At the county line
pond on the Skagit County side I had 2 male AMERICAN REDSTARTS singing about
3/10s of a mile past the mile 116 marker. This is on the south side of the
road next to the pond. One of them could be heard quite clearly from the road.
I also had a third AMERICAN REDSTART a little further along on the Skagit
County side about 1/2 a mile past mile 117 marker. This is just past the
Thornton (?) Creek Road turnoff. Also, in Marble Mount I had 2 LAZULI BUNTINGS
singing on Range Station Road About 1/2 a mile north of state route 20. Thats
it for now.

Monday, June 8, 7:23 am: Hi. This is Steven Mlodinow. Yesterday there was an
EASTERN KINGBIRD at the Everett sewage pond along the road that goes from the
parking lot to Spencer Island. It was approximately at the southeaster corner
of the pond itself. The best remaining summering ducks in Snohomish County
were/are at the Everett sewage pond and yesterday there were 4 COMMON
GOLDENEYE, a CANVASBACK, BUFFLEHEAD among the more usual summerers. Thats it.
Good luck and good birding.

Sunday, June 7, 9:47 pm: This is Pat Colbert. On Saturday the 6th of June I
saw an EASTERN KINGBIRD at Montlake Fill. There were also a half dozen male
BLUE-WINGER TEAL and 2 immature EAGLES were in the area flying west.

Sunday, June 7, 5:07 pm: Hello, this is Dave Boudette, at (206) 365-2083.
This report is for Sunday, June 7th. Thanks to the initiating report from
Steve Mlodinow and the follow up report by Scott Downes I went to the Monroe
Reformatory farm pond south of Monroe in Snohomish County. I located the
WHITE-FACED IBIS within 1 minute of arrival. The bird was voraciously (?)
feeding at the southern end of the pond and was easily observed from 203rd St.
The bird was present there 3:10 to 3:36 pm. The bird was still feeding when I
left. Other birders at the site were Scott Downes and his mother, also Jason
Starfire and Tod Hess (?). Good day.

Sunday, June 6, 3:55 pm: This is Brian Bell, (425) 485-8058. Today at noon on
the Seattle Audubon trip to Spencer Island we found the EASTERN KINGBIRD. The
bird was at the far northeastern corner of Spencer Island, near the area
where the large return drain returns water into the slough. And the bird was
perching most frequently on a snag along a very straight cut canal running
west across Spencer Island area from that spot. Good birding.

Sunday, June 6, 2:40 pm: Hi, this is Greg Toffic (?). This afternoon about
1:30 I was able to find the WHITE-FACED IBIS at the Monroe Prison Farm. It was
feeding very actively in the center of the pond. When I left this area and
headed home I passed the south parking lot of the Two Rivers Wildlife
Recreation Area. Dust bathing in the lot was am abberant RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
that was strikingly beautiful. I think that anybody who is going to be out
trying to photogragh the IBIS should look for this bird. It is an adult male
that appears to be on it's territory flying across Cresent Lake and back. It
has black down to the upper chest but from the upper chest down through the
vent and the underside of the tail is white with some streaking on the flanks.
It has a white rump and it has a tail that looks somewhat like a longspur in
that it has a black tail that flares, black flares at the tip and two or three
of the outer tail feathers are completely white. It is a strikingly beautiful
bird, very conspicuous, and would make a very nice photograph. Good luck and
good birding.

Sunday, June 6, 12:34 pm: Hi. this is Scott Downes, 361-7073. This morning I
followed the tip for the WHITE-FACED IBIS. Went out to the Monroe Prison Farm
pond on 203. At 9:20 the bird flew in fron the northeast. It stayed until 9:40
when it subsequently flew out to the northeast again. Also present 20 BLUE-
WINGED TEAL, of which were 18 or 20 males and 1 female YELLOW-HEADED
BLACKBIRD. Given the possibility of this bird having showed up two different
mornings it might be a good idea to look tomorrow morning. I'm not sure where
it was going. We checked around but could not relocate the bird after 9:40.
Good luck and good birding.


Transcribed by Phil Kelley
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Please notify me of any mangled names or other corrections