Hi Tweeties!

First a quick THANK YOU to all of you who've passed along binocular advice
to me! One of our fellow Tweeters came by my place to share with me her
high quality reasonable cost binocs. Wow.
I never realized how bad my antiques really were! Now to find the bucks to
buy them! Thank you Vicki for sharing your Swifts with me and allowing me a
test ride!

Oh, and I finally can give a mini-birding report! Area birded: Green River
Trail - far eastern end.

BUSHTIT and nest!
GOLD CROWN KINGLET & Nest!
YELLOW RUMP WARBLERS - both types
WILSON'S WARBLER
(Possible Common Yellow Throat)
SONG SPARROW
SPOTTED TOWHEE
COMMON MERGANSER - One pair and a bachelor
MALLARDS
SPOTTED SANDPIPER
BLACK CAP CHICKADEE
HOUSE FINCHES
WHITE CROWN SPARROW
HAIRY WOODPECKER

Heard, but not seen:
Flicker
Stellar's Jay
Brown Creeper

One ROBIN, a male was very dark on its back - almost black, and its breast
was an intense, dark brick red. It appeared a bit smaller than other male
robins. It was a very striking bird!


Lydia Gaebe In Kent, WA USA
lgaebe at msn.com
Until I get a new website up, be sure to visit my artist friend's site:
http://joy.songbird.com/zisa/