Mark Lewis and Fred Sharpe report a single record for the San Juan Islands
(a specimen, 28 June 1976) in their book _Birding in the San Juan Islands_
(1987) though they speculate it may have nested in the past (cf. pp 178,
196, 206).

Gene Hunn.

----- Original Message -----
From: "WAYNE WEBER" <contopus at home.com>
To: "GAYLE BENTON" <gbenton at rockisland.com>; "TWEETERS"
<tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: Lazuli Bunting on Orcas Island


> Gayle and Tweeters,
>
> A Lazuli Bunting on Orcas Island is indeed an unusual sighting. I'm
> sure there are some previous records for the San Juan Islands (Russell
> Rogers or others, do you have details?), but I expect there are few.
> They breed in very small numbers on the adjacent mainland (Whatcom and
> Skagit Counties), but more in the eastern parts of those counties.
> Although San Juan County got pretty good coverage during the
> Washington Breeding Bird Atlas Project, 1987 to 1996, no Lazuli
> Buntings were reported as even possible breeders during that period in
> San Juan County (Breeding Birds of Washington State, by Smith,
> Mattocks, & Cassidy, 1997).
>
> Please keep tabs on this bird, Gayle, and lets us know if it stays
> around and maintains a territory, or if it disappears after a day or
> two.
>
> Wayne C. Weber
> Kamloops and Delta, BC
> contopus at home.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gayle Benton <gbenton at rockisland.com>
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 2:58 PM
> Subject: Re: Lazuli Bunting
>
>
> > Hi Tweeters,
> > Have been reading of all the sightings of Lazuli's with interest -
> they have
> > always been one of my favorite birds. Went out in the yard this am
> and
> > heard this song - very different from the usual cacophony. I
> thought, it
> > can't be!! But it was. A beautiful male singing his heart out and
> coming
> > momentarily to an area below a seed feeder in my yard. This is very
> > exciting because I am on Orcas Island and I think this is a very
> unusual
> > sighting. In fact, I think I need to report it. I have feeders
> out, a
> > small bathing pond, and so my yard really attracts birds. I must
> have 50 to
> > 100 Siskins around with Evening Grosbeaks,Crossbills and everything
> else
> > that prefers this habitat so there is alot of bird 'noise'. I'm
> sure that
> > is what brought this Lazuli in. Anyway, would someone kindly send
> me the
> > name of the person that I need to report this to? Thank you.
> > Gayle Benton
> > Eastsound, WA
> > gbenton at rockisland.com
> >
> >
> >
>