The Washington BirdBox is a voice mailbox sponsored by
the Washington Ornithological Society. To leave a message
about a notable sighting, or to listen to the messages from the
last seven days, call (206) 281-9172 and follow the
prompts.

Rachel Lawson is system administrator. She can be reached
at rachellawson at qwest.net.

Please address any corrections (such as errors in place
names or observers) to the transcriber, Jane Hadley,
jhadle at drizzle.com, 206-328-7605.

Sunday September 9, 2001, 9:02 p.m.This is Rachel
Lawson at 206-282-5593. Today the SNOWY EGRET
was still present in Blaine at the boat launch area . That's it.
Good birding.

Saturday, September 8, 2001, 1:04 p.m. Hello, this is Kraig
Kemper. 206-789-9255 reporting for Saturday September
8th. In Thurston County at 12 noon, Kathy Kemper and I
relocated the single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER at
Nisqually reached by taking I-5 south, taking the Nisqually
Exit, taking a left at the light onto Nisqually Cutoff Road,
following that to Hartman Road, and taking a right. This is a
gravel road, a plowed field on your right with a tractor, an
outhouse. The bird was to the left of the outhouse in newly
plowed earth with KILDEER. Thank you.

Saturday, September 8, 2001, 7:08 a.m. Hi, this is Tom
Aversa at 206-782-7342 reporting on a trip this past week
to far eastern Washington. It may not be of that much
interest to some of the listeners, but maybe others. Anyway,
on the 4th out in Okanogan County, there were a pair of
WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKERS and a SOLITARY
SANDPIPER, a GRAY CATBIRD along the Cameron
Lake Loop Road. Also, seven COMMON TERNS at Lake
Osoyoos, up in Oroville. The next day on the 5th in Pend
Oreille County, there were two PURPLE FINCH just north
of Sullivan Lake. Also back -- I thinkk Stevens County -- in
Little Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area, there was
another WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER and
SOLITARY SANDPIPER. On the 6th, Salmo Peak in
Pend Oreille County quite a lot of WHITE-WINGED
CROSSBILLS up near the lot at the end -- at least 45,
probably half adult male with good numbers of RED
CROSSBILL also eating the horse manure in the parking lot
there. Also, a couple of GOLDEN-CROWNED
SPARROWS with WHITE-CROWNEDS and at least a
dozen SLATE-COLORED FOX SPARROWS. Same day
at the Mill Pond in Pend Oreille County a RED-EYED
VIREO and a REDSTART with other migrants. Yesterday,
the 7th, on Sprague Lake along I-90 at the Sprague Lake
Resort, really good numbers of migrants, a lot of different
WARBLERS, none extremely notable. Good numbers of
EMPIDS. Pretty much all the empids were present, including
a GRAY FLYCATCHER. On the lake, there was at least
one SABINE'S GULL and at least - I guess I got cut off -
but that was six COMMON TERNS at Sprague Lake.
Also, as far as the empids went, just the common empids,
nothing unusual except the GRAY FLYCATCHER.

Friday, September 7, 2001, 9:43 p.m. My name is Brad
Wilson, 253-845-3216. This morning about 8:30, I located
the BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER that was seen the
day before south of Nisqually Wildlife Refuge about one
mile. This bird is located off of Hartman Road. And I was in
a freshly plowed field mixed in with a lot of KILDEER. The
bird was located for about 15 to 20 seconds, and it went
behind a berm, and I lost it again. It took me about an hour
to spot this bird, but it's in the same location as it was
yesterday as it was previously reported. That's it. Thank you
and good birding.

Thursday, September 6, 2001, 12:48 p.m. This is Rachel
Lawson, Bird Box System Administrator. On Thursday,
September 6th, Bill Shelmerdine reports seeing a juvenile
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER in the plowed fields
south of Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Now, the bird
was in the recently plowed fields off Hartman Road. To get
to this location, go south from the intersection of I-5 on
Nisqually Cutoff Road. Go about one mile and turn right on
Hartman Road to the plowed fields on either side of the
road. There were KILDEER present, and the juvenile
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER may be hard to see as it
disappears behind dirt clods and furrows. That's it. Good
birding.

Thursday, September 6, 2001, 12:45 p.m.This is Rachel
Lawson, Birdbox System Administrator. On Sunday,
September 2nd, John Townsend reports that there were four
SCRUB JAYS in the alley behind his house, parallel to
Union, I believe in Seattle, at the corner of 26th and Union.
To find the alley, you go left on 26th and take the first right
into the alley, and the birds were there for several days.
That's it. Good birding.

The Bird Box was last checked at 1:05 a.m. Monday,
September 10, 2001.


Jane Hadley
Seattle, WA
jhadle at drizzle.com