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Tuesday, June 1, 3:09 pm. Anne Cairncroft, phone (206) 842-5738, reports two
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS seen yesterday, May 31st, at Eagle Harbor on
Bainbridge Island. Thank you.

Tuesday, June 1, 6:19 pm.Hi, this is Bill Tweit, submitting a revised report.
I understand the first one was garbeled. This report is for May 30th,
Sunday. Steve Mlodinow and I birded Wanapum State Park. We had an adult male
AMERICAN REDSTART there. We found the WHITE-FACED IBIS at the corner of
Dotson Road and Frenchman Hills Road in Grant County. And then just
northwest of Othello along Matsamana Road in a natural pond on the north side
of the potatoe pond we had at least one male TRI-COLORED BLACKBIRD. Thank you
and good birding.

Tuesday, June 1, 9:44 pm. This is Michael Dawson (425) 402-3790. I birded
Shoreview Park in Shoreline this morning with Jason Starfire. At about 10:30
we relocated two of the LAZULI BUNTINGS first seen last Friday. They were
west of the ball fields and the soccer field. We also relocated the CHIPPING
SPARROWS just west of the tennis courts in the scotch broom. That's all.

Thursday, June 3, 8:58 am. Hello, this is Scott Atkinson. Up at 137th &
Detrill Hill Road at our place in Lake Stevens this morning I had a migrant
AMERICAN REDSTART. That's all.

Saturday, June 5, 5:16 pm. Arthur and Meg Grimes (206) 546-3301. For
Saturday the 5th we'ld like to report a BLACK-THROATED SPARROW at our feeder
in southwest Edmonds, in a town called Woodway. That's it, thanks.

Saturday, June 5, 10:07 pm. Hi, this is Scott Atkinson. Today at about 2:00
pm in extreme southen Douglas County in Eastern Washington, I had a SNOWY
EGRET. The bird was seen roughly midway between the small towns of Rock
Island and Quincy along the east side of route 28. There is a small marshy
pond that is associated with McCartny Creek, and that is where the bird was.
Also, along the south side of I-90, just east of mile marker 182, this is
about 7 miles east of Moses Lake, at the turn off for the town of Wheeler,
on a small grassy field I had a very likely UPLAND SANDPIPER. But
unfortunately, the bird was seem very briefly. So that was about 3:30 today.
That's it.

Sunday, June 6, 8:20 pm. Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Today, Kevin (??),
Steve Pick and I went to various places in Snohomish County, tallying about
101 species. The first place was the Monroe Prison Dairy Ponds. We viewed
these from the highway. I think it is 203, but I'm not absolutely sure. We
had a BLACK TERN there, two BANK SWALLOWS, and an EASTERN KINGBIRD. Also a
COMMON GOLDENEYE and a couple of RED-EYED VIREOS. Next we went out toward
Darrington and went to an area called the Fortson Mill Ponds. There we had
three AMERICAN REDSTARTS, two immature males and a female, along with a
number of RED-EYED VIREOS and other common woodland birds. Fortson Mill
Ponds are along the road that goes through Arlington and then to Darrington.
Again, I'm sorry I don't remember the number, but it should be obvious on a
map. You go just past milepost 42, heading east. You'll see a road heading
off to the left. It is well labeled as Fortson Mill Road. Make a left turn
there. Go down the road, keeping to you right, and it ends in kind of a wide
spot. There is a muddy track that goes off to the left. If you have a 4
wheel drive you can drive on, but it only goes about 100 yards. Walk down
that muddy track. After it ends there is a little boardwalk. Just across the
boardwalk is where two of the REDSTARTS were. Stanwood sewage ponds had two
COMMON GOLDENEYE and two GREATER SCAUP. Everett sewage pond had a BLACK DUCK,
perhaps the last remaining one of the introduced population. Two EASTERN
KINGBIRDS were also present at the sewage ponds, at the north end where they
bred last year, and there were six BUFFLEHEAD. Last, but not least, ther
were seven ARCTIC TERNS at the Port of Everett fuel hole at the end of 13th
or 14th. I forget which road it is, but it is the one that goes to the
Everett Yacht Club, and that is well signed. That's it, except for two
EASTERN KINGBIRDS seen yesterday near Snohomish. Good luck and good birding.

Sunday, June 6, 9:27 pm. Hello, this is Dave Beaudette, (206) 365-2083. This
report is for June the 6th at the Kent Ponds in King County. Birder the site
with Roger Warness. In low flight a flock of 19 BLACK SWIFTS. Also one VAUX
SWIFT and a singing male LAZULI BUNTING south of the asphalt path that runs
along the southern perimeter at the southeast corner. And an adult WHITE
STORK seen circling the southwest part. Also seen: one OSPREY, two NORTHERN
HARRIERS, and an AMERICAN KESTRAL. Good birding.

Monday, June 7, 8:47 pm. Hello, this is Dave Beaudette at (206) 365-2083.
This report is for June the 7th in Snohomish and Skagit Counties. At the
pond at the prison farm in Monroe the BLACK TERN reported as being present
yesterday by Steve Mlodinow was seen again today by Greg Toffic and myself.
In this vacinity was an EASTERN KINGBIRD. As noted yesterday, view the pond
from state route 203, not from prison property. The next stop was the site
at the end of the Forts & Millponds Rd. This road leaves state route 530 and
was described yesterday by Steve Mlodinow. Here Greg Toffic and I saw one
immature male AMERICAN REDSTART. I belive ther were four singing males in
this area. Later in Skagit County I had a group of three BANK SWALLOWS
investigating a bank on the south side of the Skagit River. This site is
along the Concrete-Sauk Valley Road, 1.1 miles east of Cedar Grove Avenue.
The Concrete-Sauk Valley runs between Concrete and State Route 530. Good
birding.



Messages last checked 5:31 am, June 8, 1999.

Phil Kelley
Lacey, WA
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We were few and they were plenty. Now we are plenty and they
are few.
Confucius