FYI, I sent the following notes (see below and attached) to the Harringtons
from Kansas about birding the northern Olympic National Park and vicinity.

Bruce Moorhead
Port Angeles, WA
bruceb at olypen.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Moorhead" <bruceb at olypen.com>
To: "Harrington, Joseph" <jharring at ukans.edu>
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: Olympic peninsula?


> Attached are some notes I've written up for birding northern Olympic
> National Park, near Port Angeles. While Gray Rosy Finches and Hermit
> Warblers are both possible around Hurricane Ridge, it's a bit late and GRF
> are erratic and can be hard to find; and HW have not been reported there
and
> are more likely to the east around Mt. Walker in Olympic Nat. Forest, near
> Quilcene WA. It's been quite dry and hot this year, so I'd be up and in
the
> field very early in the morning to find much bird activity this late in
the
> season, in both the lowlands and high country. You might look for Golden
> Eagles now while on Hurricane Ridge. Enjoy.


>


> --- Original Message -----
> From: "Harrington, Joseph" <jharring at ukans.edu>
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 7:39 AM
> Subject: Olympic peninsula?
>
>
> > Dear folks,
> >
> > We're a couple of Midwestern birders who will be touring the Olympic
> > peninsula next week. We're planning to check out Hurricane Ridge in the
> NP;
> > we're also staying at Lake Quinault a couple of nights. Anyway, I'm
> > wondering if anyone has seen anything interesting in those areas or
along
> > 101 (or if you know of any esp. interesting spots we should check out on
> the
> > peninsula). Sounds like most of the action now is down around Mt.
> Rainier,
> > which we're not going to make, due to time constraints. But it sure
would
> > be nice to find a rosy-finch of some sort . . . or hermit warbler . . .
> :)
> >
> > Anyway, any info appreciated.
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> > Joe Harrington
> > MariaAna Garza
> > Kansas City, MO
> > j-harrington at ku.edu
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>