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Transcribed by Franny Drobny, Seattle, Washington, phone (206) 286-1695
evenings. Please contact me by e-mail if you have any corrections,
comments, or questions. Mailbox previously checked on Monday, March, 8,
1999, at 1:24 p.m.

March 11, 1999, Thursday, 7:45 p.m. This is Douglas Marshall (206)
627-8960. At 7:30 this morning I observed a single VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW
flying over my house on Queen Anne Hill. It seems to be a couple weeks
earlier than I typically see them.

March 13, 1999, Saturday, 11:57 a.m. Hi, this is Chris Hill (425) 258-3680.
On Saturday morning, March 10th or the 12th, or thereabouts, anyway, this
morning in Snohomish County my wife and I saw 2 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS and an
immature NORTHERN SHRIKE and a MEADOWLARK, all within about a 100 yards on
Swan Slough Road which is along the Snohomish River between the towns of
Snohomish and Everett, off Home Acres Road. We saw the BLUEBIRDS both
coming and going. We saw them at 9:00 o'clock and saw them again at about
10:30. So they seem to be hanging pretty close to the little horse pasture
there. Good luck.

March 14, 1999, Sunday, 2:41 p.m. Hi, this is Scott Downes, 361-7073.
Following up on Chris Hill's report on the BirdBox yesterday, went out to
Swan Slough Road off of Home Acres Road on Ebey Island this morning and
found 2 male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS right along the road very easy to see and
very active. Later, at Spencer Island, an incredible abundance of SONG
SPARROWS and other passerines, an estimated 2,000+ SONG SPARROWS, 1
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, 1 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, and on the northeast part of
the island, found 1 immature GOSHAWK. By size, I would say female. Good
luck and good birding.

March 14, 1999, Sunday, 5:52 p.m. Hi, this Greg Toffic. This morning
following up on Chris Hill's report of MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS, I went over and
found those 2 birds very readily on Swan Slough Road. And then this
afternoon I also birded in the Snohomish/Monroe area and starting at the Two
Rivers Unit in Monroe where I found a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW in the row of
firs that divides the two cornfields that are accessible from the northern
most of the two parking lots for that, that recreation area. Then I headed
back on over to look at the BLUEBIRDS again, and again found them very, very
easily. They're very active birds and then continued east on Riverview Road
to the spot where Steve Mlodinow found a TREE SPARROW last week and I was
able to locate that bird, um, in among a flock of, oh, 40 or so mostly
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS. That's on the dike between Riverview Road and the
river, approximately at the address 5001 Riverview. Um, before returning
home I passed a little bit further east on Riverview and there is a BALD
EAGLE nest that has been inactive for the last couple of years and I was
surprised to find there that they were 2 adult birds sitting on the rim
right next to it.(?) That's as easily visible from the road. It's on
Riverview, between Riverview and the river itself, opposite the Woodlawn
Sanitary near the old Britain Auction Barn. Good luck and good birding.

March 14, 1999, Sunday, 11:17 p.m. Hi, this Jim Flynn at (206) 772-5568. I
got an e-mail report today from a fellow named John Schroeder, who lives in
Covington out east of Kent, and he had a SAY'S PHOEBE in his yard today and
unfortunately it is private property, but people might want to be aware of
that and keep an eye out for them elsewhere. Thanks. Bye-bye.

March 15, 1999, Monday, 7:43 a.m. Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Yesterday's
Westport pelagic, organized by Terry Wahl, was very successful. The
highlight of the day was a PARAKEET AUKLET about 30 or so miles offshore.
Other highlights included 2 LAYSAN ALBATROSS, the FORK-TAILED STORM PETREL,
a POMARINE JAEGER, a good number of CASSIN'S AUKLETS and 50 or more
BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSSES. At Tokeland after the boat trip, there were still
400 or so MARBLED GODWITS, WHIMBREL and a few WILLETS, and that's about it.
Good luck and good birding.

March 15, 1999, Monday, 9:51 a.m. Hello, this is Dave Beaudette (206)
365-2083. Yesterday, March 14, Matt Knox, Roger Orness and I conducted the
monthly bird census at the Kent Ponds. We had a total of 54 species.
Notable birds were 5 NORTHERN HARRIERS, 1 immature COOPER'S HAWK, 1 immature
Peale's PEREGRINE on a snag at the ponds. Viewed this bird from the asphalt
trail that runs along the south perimeter of the site with a spotting scope.
Other birds of note were 6 VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS, 2 TREE SWALLOWS, 1 HERMIT
THRUSH, 61 MEW GULLS, 1 CALIFORNIA GULL, and 1 BARN OWL. That's all for
now. Good birding.

Transcription completed by Franny Drobny on Monday, March 15, 1999, at 11:28
a.m.




















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