This is interesting . . .. A woman came into the SAS Nature Shop this
morning and described a Rose-breasted Grosbeak to me that she'd seen at her
feeder 3-4 weeks ago. She said it couldn't get any food and left. I wasn't
aware that we had RB Grosbeaks here (even as migrants).
Laurinda
Mountlake Terrace, WA
(just north of Seattle)
RindaA at worldnet.att.net


----- Original Message -----
From: <Hughbirder at aol.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 1999 6:48 PM
Subject: Rose-breasted Grosbeak


> A woman that lives on Swauk Mt. in Issaquah called the East Lake WA AS
> regarding the sighting of a male RBGR Friday afternoon. Her report was
> referred to me and I called her. We talked at some length and she seemed
to
> be a quite knowledgeable birder. She watched it at her feeder for a while
> before a Black-headed Grosbeak came in and scared it off. She is going to
> have a camera ready in case the bird comes back. In the meantime, anyone
who
> lives near there should be on the look out for the bird.
>
> Hugh Jennings
> Bellevue, WA
> hughbirder at aol.com