Subject: WA BirdBox 22-29 Sepember 1999
Date: Sep 29 19:37:54 1999
From: Hal Opperman - halop at accessone.com


The Washington BirdBox is a voice mailbox sponsored by the Washington
Ornithological Society. To leave a message about a notable sighing, or to
listen to messages from the last seven days, call (425) 454-2662 and follow
the prompts. For system issues contact Hal Opperman, system administrator,
personal phone (425) 635-0503.

Transcribed by Hal Opperman, Medina, Washington, mailto:halop at accessone.com

Previous transcription completed on Monday, September 21, 1999, at 10:14
a.m. by Franny Drobny.

Wednesday September 22nd, 2:12 p.m. - Hi, this is Greg Toffic at Woodland
Park Zoo, (206) 684-4836. For the past three days there's been a BARRED
OWL at the zoo. It's been seen from visitor pathways pretty easily near
the lion moat. It's been staying fairly low in deciduous trees and it's
pretty conspicuous, so come on out and see the bird.

Friday September 24th, 3:59 p.m. - Hello, this is Rick Romea, (206)
523-5831, reporting on a trip to Tokeland. Saw a HUDSONIAN GODWIT in a
flock of maybe 200 MARBLED GODWITS at the marina jetty. Also present at
the Seventh Street ocean access were a flock of maybe 50 LONG-BILLED
CURLEWS. Numerous other shorebirds were also in the area. That's it.

Saturday September 25th, 3:58 a.m. - Hello, this is Dave Beaudette. This
report is for September 24th and the Skagit Wildlife Area in Skagit County.
At the Jensen Access was a single SWAMP SPARROW, seen with LINCOLN'S and
SONG SPARROWS along the ditch at the parking lot in the brambles and shrubs
there. And at the Snow Goose farm section of the Skagit Wildlife Area was
a single adult SNOW GOOSE. This bird was seen with CANADA GEESE and has
been present there since at least August 19th. Also present there is an
all-white domestic goose. The Snow Goose farm section is opposite 15801
Fir Island Road. Good Birding!

Saturday September 25th, 8:34 a.m. - This is Vic Nelson at Point No Point
at the northeast tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. Yesterday on Friday the 24th
I had 16 PARASITIC JAEGERS here in the morning along with about 1500
BONAPARTE['S] GULLS, three or four hundred CALIFORNIA GULLS, 150 HEERMANN'S
GULLS, probably 50 to 100 COMMON TERNS, and a couple of small flocks of
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES. This morning on Saturday the 25th BROWN PELICANS
flew by to the southeast into the Sound. Thank you. Good bye.

Saturday September 25th, 12:43 p.m. - Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. There
is now some shorebird habitat along the east side of the Everett sewage
ponds, in the marshy areas there. The highlight today among the nine
species were nine PECTORAL SANDPIPERS. There were also two RED-NECKED
PHALAROPES. Bony [BONAPARTE'S GULL] numbers remain dramatically lower than
usual there, with only about 250 birds. That's it. Good luck and good
birding!

Saturday September 25th, 3:35 p.m. - Hello, this is Jo Ann MacKenzie at
area code (604) 538-1676 for Saturday afternoon about 3:30. Two hours ago
or so Hue and I and four others found one juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
in Blaine on the foreshore of Semiahmoo Bay. This was just off the marine
park which is along Marine Drive which is just south of the border crossing
point. Anyone planning to come up to the Canadian side of the border
within the next few days might do well to check out farm fields in South
Delta. On Monday of this week there were 12 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS -- 11
juveniles and one adult -- along with one PACIFIC GOLDEN-PLOVER in the
fields along 36th Avenue between 64th and 72nd Streets. That's all for now.

Sunday September 26th 1:16 p.m. - Hello, this is Scott Atkinson. A few
birds to report from Skagit County over the weekend. Yesterday September
25th with Ann Winsky (?) had a WANDERING TATTLER at Rosario Beach, heard
only but clearly, also a somewhat late WARBLING VIREO at the Skagit Game
Range, and a somewhat late CLIFF SWALLOW just south of March Point along
the Swinomish Channel. And today September 26th at the Jensen Access ran
into Steve Biltner (?) and Dave Beaudette. Highlight there was a molting
adult RED KNOT in a large flock of BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS. Also present a
couple of HORNED LARKS and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR. Also the first flock of
migrant SNOW GEESE other than the single bird that has apparently
oversummered nearby: about 100 birds were at the North Fork Access.
That's all.

Sunday September 26th, 3:03 p.m. - This is Alan Grenon at (206) 329-6005,
with a report for the afternoon of Saturday the 25th. On the Edmonds
marina there was a WANDERING TATTLER on the rocks, and on the
Edmonds-Kingston ferry run, near the Kingston side, was a single adult
light PARASITIC JAEGER.

Sunday September 26th, 8:58 p.m. - Becky Mahon (?), (425) 823-9692. I saw
a WHITE STORK in with a flock of wild geese, South 277th exit off Highway
167 in Kent area. If it's a domestic bird I'd appreciate any feedback
anybody else has.

Sunday September 26th, 11:14 p.m. - Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Today
Gene Revelas, Rick Romea, and I birded eastern Washington, going from
Vantage to Othello to the Potholes area. The two main highlights were
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER near Dodson and Frenchman Hills Roads, and a
HARRIS'S SPARROW at Wanapum Dam State Park. The ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER
was in the Russian-olives along Frenchman Hills Road about half a mile east
of Dodson Road. Other interesting birds today included 800 or more
VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS moving along the Columbia this morning at Wanapum Dam
State Park. There was also a VAUX'S SWIFT in with these birds. At Wahluke
Slope Wildlife Management Area there was a "pugetensis" WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW, a GOLDEN-CROWNED SPARROW, and a large, pale HERMIT THRUSH that was
likely either "auduboni" or "polionotis" race. At the Othello potato farms
and marshes there were well over 500 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 18 PECTORAL
SANDPIPERS, a BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and a late BANK SWALLOW. At the Lind
Coulee, east of Potholes, there were 39 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, four BAIRD'S
SANDPIPERS, and a PEREGRINE FALCON. That's it. Good luck and good birding!

Monday September 27th, 8:31 p.m. - Hi, this is Greg Toffic. Today at the
Tokeland marina the HUDSONIAN GODWIT was still present with about 250 or so
MARBLED GODWITS. There were also about 15 WILLETS and a WANDERING TATTLER.

Monday September 27th, 9:40 p.m. - Oh, hello, this is Steve Pink, phone
number (425) 649-0601. This is a report for Bob Douglas, a friend of mine
from England, who went to Mount Rainier today and saw one WHITE-TAILED
PTARMIGAN on the trail from Sunrise to Fremont Lookout. It was above
Frozen Lake, between Frozen Lake and the lookout. He also saw a flock of
about 40 [GRAY-CROWNED] ROSY-FINCHES. Thanks, that's all. Good luck and
good birding!

Monday September 27th, 10:25 p.m. - Hello, this is Dave Beaudette at (206)
365-2083. Today September 27th Ted Peterson and I had a single WANDERING
TATTLER on the breakwater by the marina on the Edmonds waterfront in
Snohomish County. The bird was seen from the fishing pier at fairly close
range -- a really good look at the bird. Good birding!

Tuesday September 28th, 12:31 p.m. - Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Today I
went to the Skagit Game Range and then the Everett sewage ponds. No
dramatic highlights but some lingering latish migrants including, at the
Game Range, a YELLOW WARBLER, two WESTERN TANAGERS, a [NORTHERN]
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW, and a WILLOW FLYCATCHER; and at the Everett sewage
ponds another WILLOW FLYCATCHER. Also there are increasing numbers of
BONAPARTE'S GULLS at the sewage ponds, now with about 750 -- no other
unusual gulls with them at this time, however. That's it. Good luck and
good birding!

Tuesday September 28th, 10:10 p.m. - Oh, hello, this is Steve Pink, phone
number (425) 649-0601, reporting for my friend from England, Bob Douglas,
who went to Whidbey Island today and at Swantown found a SHARP-TAILED
SANDPIPER, at the southern end of Swantown. That's it, the highlights.
Thanks. Good luck and good birding!

Transcript completed Wednesday September 27th at 4:45 p.m.