Subject: Western Tanagers
Date: May 17 14:23:27 1999
From: Ken Steffenson - ksteffenson at watoxics.org


Today I saw two male Western Tanagers on the grounds of the Good Shepherd
Center in Wallingford (near Green Lake). My office is on the fifth floor,
and right outside a window are several tall poplars. The tanagers spent
about ten minutes flitting about outside the window -- great views,
sometimes as close as 10-15 feet. Also my first of the year, and very
possibly the same ones seen by Bob Mauritsen. Didn't see a female, but
there were a couple of Audubon's warblers at the same time...

Great urban birding here on the beautiful grounds of the Good Shepherd
Center. And yes, I do get some work done, in-between times looking out the
window.

Ken Steffenson
Wallingford/Seattle
ksteffenson