Fidalgo I. also has BC Chickadees. Both Guemes and Fidalgo are closer to
the mainland than the San Juans proper. I don't recall seeing BC Chickadee
reported for rarely-birded Cypress I. however, just west of Guemes but still
in Skagit Co. It makes sense that Lopez has had the most records/reports of
BC Chickadee for San Juan County, since Lopez is also a relatively eastern
island, and has much more favorable deciduous habitat than, say, Cypress I.,
which is chiefly pure conifer forest.

I'm not aware of any reports of BC Chickadee for San Juan I. or any islands
north and west of it; I rechecked Lewis' and Sharpe's book last night, there
is only a single feeder report of 6 birds from Orcas I. but I believe there
was at least one other report from Orcas after the book was published.

Scott Atkinson
Lake Stevens
mail to: scottratkinson at hotmail.com


>From: "S. Miller" <sm100 at att.net>
>Reply-To: <sm100 at att.net>
>To: <scottratkinson at hotmail.com>
>Subject: black-capped chickadees
>Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:50:34 -0700
>
>Scott,
>
>I live on Guemes Island, and we've had black-capped chickadees for many
>years. We also have the chestnut-backed ones. I used to see them every day,
>but I took down my feeders because of a couple of predatory cats. I still
>hear them often and heard one yesterday.
>
>Susan
>Guemes Island




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