I have had Western Bluebirds during the winter at Hamilton Island,
Skamania County on 1/26/96 and at Lacamas Lake in Clark County, on
1/30/96. These dates were during sub-zero weather and the birds were
gleaning on Douglas' Fir trunks.

On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 01:48:53 EST Sgd24 at aol.com writes:
> Tweets,
> I am interested in knowing of records people have for Western
> Bluebirds in
> winter for W. WA. The reason I'm asking is as some may remember I
> had about a
> dozen Bluebirds on the Pope Resources land on the West Side of the
> Hood Canal
> at the end of November last year. They were not seen on the CBC due
> to high
> wind (they may have been around). The reason I say they may have
> been around
> is that today in that same area I did have 11 WESTERN BLUEBIRDS on
> the Port
> Gamble CBC. So I'm interested in knowing how often Bluebirds
> over-winter in
> W. WA and any thoughts on what they might be feeding on at this late
> of a
> date?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott Downes
> sgd24 at aol.com
> Seattle WA
>
> To identify a species should not be enough to quench one's thirst,
> a proper thirst must seek to understand every facet of the bird's
> existence.

Wilson Cady
Washougal, WA.
gorgebirds at juno.com

___________________________________________________________________
Why pay more to get Web access?
Try Juno for FREE -- then it's just $9.95/month if you act NOW!
Get your free software today: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.