Gene:

It seems a few of the pugetensis overwinter. Last Dec. 3, in the company of
3 White-throated Sparrows that wintered there, I had a pugetensis
White-crowned Sparrow sing briefly at the Skagit WMA.

Scott Atkinson
Lake Stevens
email: scottratkinson at hotmail.com


>From: Eugene Kridler <ekridler at olympus.net>
>Reply-To: ekridler at olympus.net
>To: TWEETERS at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Puget-sound White-crowned Sparrows
>Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 22:17:19 -0600
>
>Lessee: banded a SY-U PSWS on Jan. 1, another on Feb.2 and finally an
>adult on March 25. Considered the first two winter stragglers and the
>latter migrating in from Califruity. Other people may well have seen or
>heard the latter class before March 25 up here in Squirm area. PSWS is
>one of my favorite birds.
>
>Ye Olde Broken Down Bugologist Gene Kridler, Retired Coot and Carp
>Service .
>

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