Subject: Western Wood-Peewee, Grass Lake Refuge, Olympia
Date: Apr 5 12:04:49 2003
From: Mike Patterson - celata at pacifier.com


Most early Western Wood Pewees I've tracked over
the years have turned into starlings or Bewick's
Wrens.

That's not to say this isn't an early pewee....

Jim Lynch wrote:
>
> I headed out to Grass Lake Refuge at 0630 this morning in hopes of seeing
> the Western Wood-Peewee. I heard this bird when I arrived and tried tracking
> it for an hour, but was unable to see it. However, I heard the call very
> distinctly many times over that hour. A very early arrival.
>
> Birds observed:
>
> Fox Sparrow
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet
> Gold-crowned Kinglet
> Red-breasted Sapsucker
> Pine Siskin
> Purple Finch
> Western Wood-Peewee
> Bufflehead
> Greater Scaup
> Bewick's Wren
> Great Blue Heron
>
> Jim Lynch
> Olympia WA
> tarj1a1 at attbi.com

--
Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

A child who becomes acquainted with the birds about him
hears every sound and puzzles out its meaning with a cleverness
that amazes those with ears who hear not.

-Neltje Blanchan

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