Subject: Mockingbird remains
Date: Feb 16 17:23:34 2002
From: David Hayden - dtvhm at nwrain.com


Today Jim Pruske and I went for the Mockingbird in Olympia. When we
arrived Jason Paulios was there, but he did not have the bird yet. We
search a bit in the alley with no success. Jim and I proceeded to walk
the neighborhood. Still no Mockingbird. We we returned to the alley,
Jason had left, and Larry Heinze joined the search. At 10:00am we were
just about to leave when the bird flew in. It first popped up on a small
tree in the back of the Olympia Transcription Service building, then
flew to the ground, then popped back up in another bush, and then flew
across the street. The bird never went higher than 10ft from the ground.
The bird was photographed as well. After, we spent a few hours at the
Scatter Creek Wildlife Area off of Case Rd. We didn't have any really
good birds this time, but we had fun while the weather lasted.

Olympia:
1 Northern Mockingbird (in alley behind the Transcription Service bldg)
3 Scrub Jays
1 Fox Sparrow

Scatter Creek:
2 imm. Bald Eagles
2 adult Red Tailed Hawks
1 Scrub Jay
6 Western Meadowlarks
17 Red Crossbills
4 Brown Creepers
1 Fox Sparrow

Dave Hayden
Lakewood WA
dtvhm at nwrain.com