Hi Tweets,

Here is a little bit more info on the Lark Sparrow and
Gyrfalcon seen on Saturday's Edmonds CBC.

The Lark Sparrow was at the first bend in Marsh road
South and East of its intersection with Larimer Road.
We were scoping out Trumpeter Swans in the dirt field
here, looking for Tundras, when we decided to pish out
the sparrows in the blackberries and grass on this
corner. The Lark Sparrow was observed by Darryl
Thompson and I for a couple of minutes at about 25
feet where we noted the strong facial pattern
diagnostic of Lark Sparrow. In addition the long tail
and larger size was very noticeable when compared to
the other species of sparrows in the flock. When the
Lark Sparrow finally dissappeared I walked around to
the other side of the blackberries where I saw it
again for a short time. I saw it perching breifly and
then it flew up and down the field with some of the
other sparrows. The white corners on the tail were
very evident at this time. Since the facial pattern
was strong but not particularly bright we suspect that
this was perhaps a first winter bird.

The gyrfalcon was observed by Keith Lehn, Darryl
Thompson and myself along the Snohomish River Road
about 1.5 miles or so NW of Snohomish. The bird flew
for a long ways following the road and then banked
west over some fields toward Larimer road before we
finally lost it behind some trees. It was but a speck
in our binoculars before it finally dissappeared.
Checking field on both sides of the railroad trestle
though is probably your best bet at relocating this
bird. Check the fields along Larimer Road and the
Snohomish River Road carefully. It could be anywhere
in that area.

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
phainopepla at yahoo.com

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