> Mike & Tweeters,
>
> What ever the little tweetie I lured out of the bushes was, it was a
moment
> of interspecies interaction, "first contact" if you will. This was the
> first time I had ever made eye contact with a bird. That little bird
stared
> right at me, perhaps surprised to see something huge beyond comprehension
> staring back, rather than another little tweetie like itself.
>
> Lincoln Sparrow? Aren't they a bit rare on this side of the mountains?
> This encounter happened on the brushy and grassy edge of a winter only
> wetland adjacent to a light industrial/warehouse complex here in Kent, WA
>
> What I do remember seeing was the sparrow fly up from the ground, flutter
a
> little, turn and then land facing me straight on staring for several
seconds
> before the gust blew through. The brownness of the breast, neck and head
> streaks stuck in my mind.
>
> Wonderful moment!
>
Lydia In Kent
lgaebe at msn.com

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Patterson" <mpatters at oregonvos.net>
> To: <LGAEBE at email.msn.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 7:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Savannah Sparrow Imitates American Bittern!
>
>
> > Lincoln's Sparrow?
> >
> > Lydia wrote:
> > >
> > > While at lunch today I decided to check out some grass and wetlands
> adjacent
> > > to my office.
> > >
> > > I tried the "pishing" trick to lure out sparrows and other small
> tweeties.
> > > In only a moment or two a SAVANAH SPARROW popped up and stretched it's
> > > little neck way, way up and then gazed right at me! I couldn't help
but
> > > laugh, because its VERY brown streaked neck and breast made me think
of
> a
> > > miniature American Bittern.
> > >
> > > A gust of wind quickly sent the little "bittern wannabe" back down
into
> the
> > > brush.
> > >
> > > I'm pretty sure it was a Savannah because of it's dark, prominently
> streaked
> > > breast and streaked head.
> > >
> > > Lydia Gaebe In Kent, WA USA
> > > lgaebe at msn.com
> > > Until I get a new website up, be sure and visit this one:
> > > http://joy.songbird.com/zisa/
> >
> > --
> > Mike Patterson Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo,
> > Astoria, OR it is not enough to be persecuted
> > mpatters at oregonvos.net by an unkind establishment,
> > you must also be right.
> > ---Robert Park
> > http://www.pacifier.com/~mpatters/bird/bird.html
>
>