Tweetsters,

Sorry to bother the whole list, again. I can not seem to keep my records on
who is looking for what information straight. I forget who was/is looking
for belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) data.

The past week there has been an immature male belted kingfisher at Green
Lake, Seattle, King Co. Occasionally I see it interact (being chased) by an
adult male. I see the immature more often than the adult.

Also, a heads-up for the same person; in the current issue of Journal of
Field Ornithology the following article can be found:

Kelly, Jeffrey F. 1998. Latitudinal variation in sex ratios of belted
kingfishers. Journal of Field Ornithology 69(3): 386-390.

>From the abstract: "The pattern of male bias in northern populations was [ ]
evident in fall/winter census data from an intensive study in Colorado."

Martin Muller, Seattle
MartinMuler at email.msn.com