There weren't as many Franklin's Gulls along the rivers in our area
(Tri-Cities & vicinity) either. Phil Bartley saw one at the Yakima delta
on 8/27. Mike and MerryLynn Denny reported one at the Walla Walla Delta on
10/1. These are the only sightings reported locally.


At 01:34 PM 11/1/99 -0800, you wrote:
>Tweets,
>It seemed to me that there has been notably less Franklin's on the West
>side of WA than usual, especially at places like the Everett STP where
>they are regular fall migrants. This is either due to lack of people
>reporting them this year or a drop in their numbers passing through
>Western WA. Any ideas?
>Thanks,
>
>Scott Downes
>sdownes at u.washington.edu
>Seattle WA
>
>"Birds don't read bird books. (That's why they are seen doing things they
>are not supposed to do)." -Mary Wood
>
>
>
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Bill and Nancy LaFramboise
Richland, WA
wlafra at owt.com