Hello Kelly,
Yes you are so right seeing the Lazuli Bunting in Sequim proable is the
first sighting in this county.I emember way in the mid 80 it was quite few
records.My first was in the Kent ponds.It never makes the different when
ever i see a Lazuli on the east ore west site it's a special bird.I can not
count how many photos i took of this flashy bird.

Ruth Sullivan
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelly Mcallister <mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: Nisqually Lazuli


> I have also been curious about Lazuli Buntings this year because of the
number I have seen at
> Scatter Creek and the various other reports on Tweeters. Ruth recognizes
that they are
> regular in occurrence at many localities. Jewett, Taylor, Shaw, and
Aldrich don't ascribe
> any particular rarity to Lazuli Buntings in western Washington back in
their time (1953).
> However, they do say that Lazuli Buntings do not occur at all on the
Olympic Peninsula.
> So... it seems that the bird or birds observed in the Sequim area might be
the most noteworthy
>
> (though, in my mind they are noteworthy 'cause they're so pretty and I
haven't seen many).
>
> Kelly McAllister
> Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
> Olympia, Washington
>