Subject: Olive-sided Flycatcher
Date: Jun 5 18:49:43 2002
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com


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Brendan McGarry wrote:
>
> Hi Tweets,
> Today while working in the yard I distinctly heard "Quick
> Three Beers". Somewhere near my yard there was an Olive-sided Flycatcher.
> I immediately ran inside to get my binos and came out again to try to find
> the bird. I heard it about 3 more times but never saw it. I have never
> seen these birds in my yard before and I was pretty surprised to hear one.
> My question is if they are have already come back to Washington yet or if
> they are just arriving. Since my neighborhood isn't idea habitat I think
> this bird must have been moving through. Any insight would be appreciated.
> Other birds in my yard today were:
> Chestnut-backed Chickadee
> Black-capped Chickadee
> Bewick's Wren
> Red Crossbill (fly over)
> Cedar Waxwings (fly over)
> House Finch
> Steller's Jay (making a wide variety of noises)
> American Robin
> Pine Siskin
> Band-tailed Pigeon (fly over)
>
> -Brendan
>
> Brendan McGarry, 16
> Seattle, Washington
> Pica_pica417 at hotmail.com

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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
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