I find the messages about Bewick's wrens interesting. When I first moved
here almost five years ago Bewick's were not a bird easily found around
Adams Co and most of Grant co. I have seen a push northward by the species.
here are some sightings I have noted from Adams, Grant and Franklin Co's
closer to home, Othello.

Sighting Record Listing - Adams Co



Bewick's Wren Columbia NWR - A WA US Sep 2,
2001

1 /FT/FW/DR Marsh Unit 3

Bewick's Wren Bassett Park WA US Aug 24,
2001

1 /h /WI/Vi/RO

Bewick's Wren Bassett Park WA US Aug 16,
2001

1 /WI/RO/Vi/GM

Bewick's Wren Bassett Park WA US Aug 22,
2001

1 /h /UP/WI/RO/Vi/GM

Bewick's Wren Bassett Park WA US Sep 15,
2001

1 /h /RO/WI/Vi/WD Audubon

Bewick's Wren Bassett Park WA US Sep 9,
2001

3 (1v) /WI/UP/WD/RO/Vi

Bewick's Wren Bassett Park WA US Sep 30,
2001

1 /h

Bewick's Wren Bassett Park WA US Oct 20,
2001

1 /h /UP/WI/RO (Steve M)

Bewick's Wren Bassett Park WA US May 18,
2002

2 /h /UP/RO/WI

Bewick's Wren Bassett Park WA US May 31,
2002

1 /h

Bewick's Wren Adams Co WA US Mar 28,
2001

1 /FR/R Old Hwy 26,Palouse River (east bridge)



Sighting Record Listing - Franklin Co



Bewick's Wren Windust Park WA US Aug 31,
2002

1 Steve only

Bewick's Wren Lyon's Ferry WA US Aug 31,
2002

3 (2v)

Bewick's Wren Wahluke WMA -F WA US Sep 29,
2002

3 Ringold Hard Rain

Bewick's Wren Franklin Co WA US Jan 15,
2001

1 /EW/GM/RO Muse x Dessert Rds

Bewick's Wren Franklin Co WA US May 26,
2001

3 /UP/WI/WD/SH Lyons Ferry State Park

Bewick's Wren Franklin Co WA US Jun 16,
2001

1 /R Lake Kahlotus, north of lake

Bewick's Wren Franklin Co WA US May 25,
2002

1 /h /UP/RO/WD Lyons State Park

Bewick's Wren Franklin Co WA US Jun 1,
2002

4 Lyons Ferry State Park

Bewick's Wren Franklin Co WA US Sep 2,
2002

4 (1v) /RO Wahluke WMA-Hanford NM

Bewick's Wren Franklin Co WA US Sep 2,
2002

10 (1v) Wahluke WMA Ringold Hanford NM



Sighting Record Listing - Grant Co



Bewick's Wren Grant Co WA US Feb 3,
2001

1 /h /RO/WI/WD/DP ARID-H NM,Whaluke,WB10 Ponds

Bewick's Wren Grant Co WA US Sep 2,
2002

2 Wahluke WMA-Hanford NM



Notice the dates.



Bob Flores

Othello, WA





----- Original Message -----
From: "Denny Granstrand" <osprey at nwinfo.net>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: Bewick's Wrens in Eastern Washington


> Hi Tweeters,
>
> This message came from Dennis Paulson recently:
>
> >He also said that BEWICK'S WRENS bred in the same place this summer, that
> >he heard several singing and saw juveniles, last sighting about a month
> >ago. They were reported north to the nearby Columbia National Wildlife
> >Refuge in the Washington Breeding Bird Atlas. This is two western
> >Washington birds that are colonizing the east side, probably because of
> >anthropogenic alterations of the ambience.
>
> When I moved back to Yakima in 1978, there seemed to be quite a few
Bewick's
> Wrens around. I looked on the spreadsheet for the entire Yakima Valley
CBC
> (1972-2001) to check on Bewick's Wrens.
>
> The CBC data showed them to be quite numerous from 1972-1980, with the low
> number in that period being 3 and the high being 21 (three years in a
row),
> and the average just over 13. They were virtually absent from 1981-1994,
> with two seen in 1984 and one in 1990. From 1995 to 2001 they were seen
> every year with 4 being the low total and 19 the high, with the average
> being just over 10.
>
> We will have to rely on Dennis to explain this odd trend in Bewick's Wrens
> wintering in the Yakima Valley.
>
> Denny Granstrand
> Yakima, WA.
>
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