In a message dated 1/15/00 2:45:08 PM Pacific Standard Time,
lgaebe at email.msn.com writes:

> SONG SPARROW (sitting on a branch so close I could see head and face
> details and it sang for me.)

It's fascinating to me how the crummy winter weather seems to bring out the
best in these guys. There are several around my office in downtown Olympia,
and I hear them singing almost every day. And just this afternoon there were
two in a lilac bush, about three feet/1 m from our living room window,
singing their little hearts out.

I also think it's funny how our local _morphna_ subspecies look like
Washington State fans, all decked out in crimson and gray!

Nick Pharris
Olympia, WA
mailto: NJPharris at aol.com