Hello Michael,
What a nice bird to have in you yard.This makes this bird verry special to
get exited over.Terry Wahl and Dennis Paulson's "Birdfinding in Washington
listed this species from beginning of October to the beginning of May.
We had two there on 4-3-98 and still one at the same location on 4-27 at
the columbia river at the Maryhill State Park in Klickitat Co. well
photographed by Patrick.This is also the area at Maryhill where we had both
years on the 4-19 98 and again at the same date 4-19-99 a first for the
year arrival the Nashville Warbler.Hope you bird stays around .

Ruth Sullivan
Tacoma godwit at worldnet.att.net
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> From: Michael Willison <sendtomichael at hotmail.com>
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Cc: gatchet at gemstate.org
> Subject: RBA: HARRIS SPARROW IN AUBURN
> Date: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 2:11 PM
>
> Tweeters,
>
> This noon hour today Wed., April 5th, since 12:30 through now (roughly 2
> p.m.), I have been observing a Harris Sparrow in my back yard. This bird

> has been associating with a flock of White and Golden-Crowneds. The bird

> has been feeding on the ground under the feeder as well as hopping about
in
> the lawn searching for insects. We also have several Rufous Hummingbirds

> (finally) and there have been several Purple Finches mixing in with a
> sisken, goldfinch and House Finch flock over the last several days. I
don't
> know if the Harris has been here a few days now or not nor if it will
stick
> around but anyone interested can come sit on the back patio and watch.
> Please call before coming and to get directions. Also does anyone know
what
> are some of the latest dates in the spring to find this bird in W.
> Washington?
>
> Michael Willison
> sendtomichael at hotmail.com
> Auburn, WA
> (253) 939-4986
>
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