Subject: WA BIRDBOX, Nov. 15, 1998, 2 PM to Nov. 19, 1:55 PM.
Date: Nov 19 21:32:41 1998
From: Norton360 at aol.com - Norton360 at aol.com


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Transcribed by Bob Norton, Joyce, WA, norton360 at aol.com, (360) 928-3053
I welcome corrections such as pointing out the mangling of place and
persons names.

BirdBox previously accessed Sunday, 11-15 at 2 PM.

BirdBox last checked Thursday, 11-19, 1:55 PM.

Monday, 11-16, 11:03 AM. My name is Ruth Johnson. I live on Woodlawn Beach
Drive which is in Des Moines, Washington, down near the water. My phone number
is (253) 945-6093. I have cedars in my back yard and Friday my window was hit
by a blast by what I finally identified as a MERLIN falcon. It was beautiful.
It took me three bird books to make sure and it had a bird in its mouth.
Yesterday, I'm sorry to say, we buried it and I understand we shouldn't have.
I'm really sorry I didn't know about the freezing business. It was in perfect
condition. Still alive and it was a hard experience. I would also like to know
what to do to prevent it from bursting into my window again just for the sake
of their lives. I guess that's all that I can tell you now. I can't identify
the bird that flew out of its mouth because it didn't have a head. I guess
that's it. Thank you.

Tuesday, 11-17, 11:21 AM. Hi, this is Fred Bird calling Tuesday morning from
Everett. There's a SPOTTED OWL in the median of Hewit Avenue at the cross
street of Wetmore Avenue. That's right downtown. It's sitting right out there
in the open. It's a beautiful bird. Come see it. I can be reached at (425)
388-3494.

Tuesday, 11-17, 3:08 PM. Hi, this is Stephen Mlodinow. This is no
hallucination but there is a SPOTTED OWL in downtown Everett. It's on Hewit
just west of Wetmore. There's a bunch of large maples, mainly leafless that go
down the center strip and this bird is just west of Wetmore, just about two
trees from the corner of the intersection of Wetmore and Hewit. This is in
downtown Everett and I guess the bird has been here all day, don't know if it
will be here tomorrow. That's it. Good luck and good birding.

Wednesday, 11:18, 8:46 AM. Hi, this is Yvonne Bombardier from Everett and I'm
here with Ian McGregor and Chris Hill. The SPOTTED OWL is still here in
Everett. It's on Hewit Avenue between the cross streets of Rockefeller and
Wetmore. It's in an almost bare maple at the east end of that stretch of
Hewit. Thank you.

Wednesday, 11-18, 7:28 PM. Hi, this is Stephen Mlodinow. The SPOTTED OWL got
caught today by the Wildlife Department for better or worse. It proved to be a
female and it was of good weight and health and body fat and was then released
with questionable wisdom around Index. So, there's no reason to go back to
downtown Everett to look for this thing. I just thought people should know
this. Take care.

[I placed the following message for the BIRDBOX at 1:55 PM, 11:19. It must be
approved by the system administrator as the machine does not recognize my
touch tone phone response. I am suspicious that Hal knows I have yet to find a
BOREAL CHICKADEE in WA. Has anyone else had problems with having their touch
tone phone being recognized by the BIRDBOX machine?]
Thursday, 11-19, 1:55 PM. Bob Norton, Joyce, WA, (360) 928-3053. Judy
Mullally and I tried for the WHITE-TAILED KITES at Rock Prairie near Tenino on
the 18th. We found one south of the entrance to the Dan Darr Farm which was
perched on a low leafless shrub. We could also see the same bird from the
entrance to the gravel company. We then went to the end of Mima Acres Road and
back to the highway and made two runs down the highway. The KITE appeared to
stay on the perch the entire time. It did turn its head and preen so it was
not a taxidermy specimen.
We also saw a WESTERN SCRUB JAY in the front yard of a house half way down
the north-south part of Mima Acres Road. Thank you.