----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Sundstrom" <ixoreus at home.com>
To: <Bobvanden at aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: re:ruby-crowned kinglets migrate through mountains


> To add to the kinglet thread, there were still Ruby-crowned Kinglets at
the
> Diamond Head hawk watch site near Table Mt. on Sept. 28 (as well as
> White-crowned Sparrows and Varied Thrush), while Yellow-rumped Warblers
were
> common much further down in the flat. The first in my Seattle backyard
> arrived Sept. 23, and I regard the return of Ruby-crowneds a truly
decisive
> sign of fall. Lots of migrant activity today as well in the yard,
including
> four Purple Finches (seemingly scarce in the city anymore) and a Varied
> Thrush.
>
> Bob Sundstrom
>
> ixoreus at home.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Bobvanden at aol.com>
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>; <dpaulson at ups.edu>;
> <vand at macmail.chem.washington.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 7:28 AM
> Subject: re:ruby-crowned kinglets migrate through mountains
>
>
> > I was interested in Dennis Paulson's speculation that kinglets might
> migrate
> > through
> > the mountains. On Sept. 26 I drove up to the Chelan Butte Hawkwatch site
> and
> > stopped at several riparian areas on the way up. Kinglets were the most
> > abundant
> > birds at two stops!
> > Bob Vandenbosch
> > Seattle
> > Bobvanden at aol.com
>