Subject: White-throated Sparrow in Seattle
Date: May 6 15:44:38 2002
From: Netta Smith - nettasmith at attbi.com


A beautiful white-striped White-throated Sparrow feeding on seeds in my
front yard in the north part of Seattle this morning, only the second I've
seen here in 10 years. The yard has been full of Golden-crowned Sparrows for
the past few days; saw 7 at once yesterday. For the first half of our tenure
here, at least one Golden-crowned spent the winter every year, but not any
more, We only see them in migration now. With all the trees and shrubs we've
planted, I wonder if our yard may be too wooded for them now.

Dennis Paulson
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Netta Smith and Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115