On Sun, 31 May 1998 BearlyBear at aol.com wrote:

> Seen at the Wild Birds Unlimited feeding stations along Hwy. 101, Gardiner,
> WA:
> several Western bluebirds and a nest with 5 chicks;

Hey, I would like to know more about Western Bluebirds nesting on the
Olympic Peninsula. This particular account suggests the promise of
several nesting pairs??? I thought that Western Bluebirds in western
Washington were still largely confined to the Pierce County lowlands,
primarily on Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base where grasslands
border forest (primarily Oregon White Oak). What is the bluebird habitat
like near Gardiner?

Kelly McAllister

P.S. Wild Birds Unlimited operates feeding stations???