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Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999, 4:58 pm. This is Stuart Wexler, 206-526-1980.
Saturday, the 13th of February at 9:00 am this morning at Green Lake on the
northeast corner I saw a hybrid between an AMERICAN WIGEON and an EURASIAN
WIGEON. It had the three tone face pattern, except instead of the green it was
rusty, the forehead a little gold, the breast a little buffy. And it had a one
note call: cha, instead of the two note call of the americans.

Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, 8:03 pm. My name is Mike Blue. I live in Renton. My
phone number is 425-255-9349. And today off Point No Point in Kitsap County
there was a LITTLE GULL in amongst a flock of BONAPARTE'S GULLS.

Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, 10:16 pm. This is Bruce LeBarr on Monday evening
reporting on a trip today up to Clallem County. The SLATY-BACKED GULL is still
off of Schmuck Rd just before you get to Port Williams Rd across from a
lavender farm, out in the field. It was with about 50 other gulls. And
evidently the bird is seen only in the mornings. The afternoons have been
pretty bare as far as finding gulls in that region. Continuing on to Port
Angeles, I was able to find the GLAUCOUS GULL that was reported. And it is out
at the end of Ediz Hook, right before the Coast Guard Station. Also along the
road, Ediz Hook Rd there, there are some ROCK SANDPIPERS over on the log boom
and a couple of RUDDY TURNSTONES. That's about it. These are all kind of
updates from Bob Sunstrum and others trying to let other people know these
birds are still around. Thank you.

Tuesday, Feb 16, 1999, 7:26 am. Hello, this is Wayne Weaver reporting from
Delta, BC, 604-597-7201, with a couple of bird sightings from the Vancouver
area. A ROSS'S GOOSE was present, at least through Feb 13th, in Como Lake Park
in Coquittlam, one of the eastern suburbs of Vancouver with CANADA GEESE. This
bird has been present since sometime last year and is usually quite easy to
find. A SLATY-BACKED GULL was seen on Feb 13th along Burns DR west of 96th St
in Delta. Burns DR at this point is basically a frontage road along the
northern edge of the freeway, Highway 99. This bird has also been seen
intermittantly since at least December last year. A first year GLAUCOUS GULL
was seen at the same time along Burns DR in large flocks of gulls. And also,
Feb 13th another, apparently different, SLATY-BACKED GULL was reported along
72nd St in Delta. These locations are both near the Burns Bog landfill, which
is a major gull feeding area. Also on the morning of Feb 15th, yesterday, the
BLUE JAY in North Delta which has been present since October/November was seen
at the intersection of Pinewood and Rosewood St. For updates on these and
other Vancouver rarities please phone the Vancouver rare bird tape at
604-737-3074. That's it for now.

Tuesday, Feb 16, 1999, 8:09 am. Paul Hicks reporting for Monday, February
15th. 360-264-2462. Just west of Tenino, at Rock Prairie, were 2 BLACK-
SHOULDERED KITES, 1 at the end of Mima Acres Rd on the south perimeter of the
prairie and another east of the Dan Darr farm building on the northeast
perimeter of the prairie. This can be seen at the Dan Darr farm entrance
pullout off of Old Highway 99. Also, 8/10th of a mile down Mima Acres Rd.
there is access to the prairie where the KITES frequent. Look for a broken
gate and a small pullout. Also at this site is a NORTHERN SHRIKE and south of
the road is a VIRGINIA RAIL.

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999, 7:37 am. Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Monday, Dennis
Duffy had a CHIPPING SPARROW at Two Rivers Wildlife Management Area. Go to the
northern parking lot and walk into the wildlife management area and there is a
hedgerow between two of the fields that is a bunch of small conifers. The bird
was along there. On Saturday at Whidbey the only highlight was a good flock of
rocky shorebirds at Penn Cove. At the corner of Penn Cove known as Kennedy's
Lagoon near high tide were 400 BLACK TURNSTONES, 50 SURFBIRDS, and 3 ROCK
SANDPIPERS. That's it, good luck and good birding.

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999, 5:12 pm. My name is Wendy Walker. I saw 3 GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE at Montlake Fill near the Center for Urban Horticulture.

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999, 7:38 pm. Hi, this is Greg Toffic. Today I birded the
Sequin/Dungeness area, Ediz Hook, and also a brief stop at Point No Point.
Actually missed a few that were about. I didn't find the ROCK SANDPIPERS or
GLAUCOUS GULL at Ediz Hook, nor did I find the LITTLE GULL at Point No Point.
However, I ran into a visiting birder from Virginia who did find the LITTLE
GULL. I did however, relocate the SLATY-BACKED GULL at Sequim along Schmuck
Rd. How would you like to live on that street? And the bird was in the field
described by Bob Sunstrum earlier, in a group of about 50, no more than 50
other gulls. It is very easy to locate them and observe very closely.

Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999, 12:58 am. Hi, this is Stan Perry, 206-329-9038. On
the 17th I had 1 male REDHEAD at the Sayers pits on Lake Washington Blvd. It
was seen later in the day at the pulloff just north of Seward Park. And
between the pits and the next pulloff south there was at least 1, maybe 2
EARED GREBES. And I had the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at Seward Park that I
believe was reported earlier by Scott Downes. That's it, good luck and good
birding.




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Phil Kelley
Lacey, WA
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(360) 459-1499

"We were few and they were many. Now we are many and they are few."
Confucius