Hi Tweets,

This is a heads up to all of you. There is also a
male Costa's in the immediate Seattle area. I am
unfortunately not obliged to say where, other than it
is in Richmond Beach and I saw it this morning. I'll
let the home owner decide whether or not he wants more
info divulged.

It seems this is a weather realted thing. There are
likely more southern birds the were blown up here in
the same storm...Keep your eyes peeled.

Michael Dossett
Bothell
phainopepla at yahoo.com



--- WAYNE WEBER <WAYNE_WEBER at bc.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Birders,
>
> As related by Calvin Gehlen, the COSTA'S
> HUMMINGBIRD was still at
> Brackendale, B.C, today, April 28. It has now been
> there 4 days in a
> row
> (April 25-28). If you want to see this bird, it may
> be worth a try
> this weekend!
>
> Wayne C. Weber
> Kamloops and Delta, B.C.
> wayne_weber at bc.sympatico.ca
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Calvin Gehlen <calvin at gobirding.com>
> To: BCVANBIRDS (E-mail) <bcvanbirds at egroups.com>
> Date: Friday, April 28, 2000 2:23 PM
> Subject: [bcvanbirds] Costa's Hummingbird and that
> ain't all!
>
>
> >Hello Birders,
> >
> >Exciting News!
> >
> >I drove up to Brackendale this morning and was
> rewarded with a
> gorgeous male
> >COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD. I observed the bird feeding at
> a feeder and
> hanging
> >around a yard for about half an hour. Unbelievable!
> >
> >If you want to get to the bird, take Highway 99
> north past Squamish.
> Turn
> >left where you see signs indicating Brackendale.
> This is Depot Road.
> Follow
> >Depot Road west until you reach Government Road
> then turn left or
> south.
> >Less than a kilometer down this road you will see
> Eagle Run Road on
> which
> >you turn left. On your left you will see Meadow
> Road; make a left
> turn. The
> >house is on the right about a block down this road.
> 41458 Meadow
> Road.
> >
> >On the way back home I decided on a whim to check
> out Porteau Cove
> and I'm
> >glad I did. On the rocky beach opposite Campsite
> #18 were two WESTERN
> >KINGBIRD. Very nice birds indeed.
> >
> >Also at Porteau Cove were:
> >
> >3 Common Loon
> >3 Horned Grebe
> >1 Double-crested Cormorant
> >6 Harlequin Duck
> >2 Common Merganser
> >2 Killdeer
> >2 Glaucous-winged Gull
> >1 Pigeon Guillemot
> >2 Rufous Hummingbird
> >1 Hammond's Flycatcher
> >2 Steller's Jay
> >2 Northwestern Crow
> >2 Common Raven
> >1 Hermit Thrush
> >2 American Robin
> >6 European Starling
> >4 American Pipit
> >12 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon)
> >2 Song Sparrow
> >12 White-crowned Sparrow
> >20 Golden-crowned Sparrow
> >4 Dark-eyed Junco
> >
> >
> >You MUST go see the Costa's Hummingbird!
> >
> >Happy Birding!
> >
> >Calvin
> >
> >
> >Calvin Gehlen
> >Vancouver, BC
> >calvin at gobirding.com
> >
> >
> >
>
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