Hi Tweets,

It seems that there were a lot of reports for Lazuli's
last year around the sound. I don't think there were
quite as many this year. I know I have had them both
of the last two years at Shoreview Park in Shoreline.

Michael Dossett
Bothell
Phainopepla at yahoo.com


--- Ruth Sullivan <godwit at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> 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
> >
>
>


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