- RBA
* Washington
* Seattle
* 19 May 1998
* WASE9805.19

- Birds mentioned:

White Pelican
Solitary Sandpiper
Bristle-thighed Curlew
Black Tern
Lewis' Woodpecker
Dusky Flycatcher
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
White-breasted Nuthatch
Harris' Sparrow

hot line: Seattle
date: May 19, 1998
number: (206) 933-1831
coverage: Mainly Western Washington, occasionally elsewhere
compiled: 10:00 p.m. 05-19-1998
transcribed by: Paul Cozens
email: wcozens at earthlink.net

- Transcript -

For information on field trips or other Audubon issues
call the Audubon office at 206 523-4483 from 10 to 4 Monday-Saturday.

For the most recent bird news call the Washington Ornithological
Society's BirdBox at 425 454-2662.

One BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEW was seen on the 18th a quarter mile south of
the
Westport jetty. It was last seen flying northeast at dusk. Two
BRISTLE-THIGHED CURLEWS have been at the South Jetty of the Columbia
through the 19th.

WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCHES have, at least temporarily, expanded their
range northward and are being seen on the Olympic Peninsula in Clallam
County and in Poulsbo.

A BLACK TERN was seen at the Longacres pond near Tukwila on the 18th.
Two BLACK TERNS were seen at the Clay Street marsh in Auburn on the
16th.

Two WHITE PELICANS and a HARRIS' SPARROW were at the Nisqually Refuge on
the 17th. The sparrow was seen on the outer dike trail near the set of
double benches.

BANK SWALLOWS were seen on the 16th with NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOWS
just west of Marblemount in Skagit County. A LEWIS' WOODPECKER was seen
on a nearby fence post.

A DUSKY FLYCATCHER was found in Federation Forest State Park on the
16th.

The SOLITARY SANDPIPER was last reported from the Percival Storm Water
Retention Ponds near Olympia on the 13th.

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