Here is a transcription of the Washington Ornithological Society's
Birdbox from August 12, 2003 to August 15, 2003 at 9:30 a.m.

The Washington BirdBox is a voice mailbox sponsored by the Washington
Ornithological Society. To leave a message about a notable sighting or
to listen to messages left by others, call (206) 281-9172 and follow the
prompts.

The administrator of the Birdbox is Rachel Lawson. Problems with the
Birdbox should be reported to her at (206) 282-5593. You can also leave
a message with her if you have a rotary phone or do not know how many
species of chickadees exist in Washington.

Misspellings and other errors in the transcription can be reported to
the transcriber: Jane Hadley at 206-328-7605 or jhadle at drizzle.com.

Wednesday, Aug 13, 2003, 8:29 p.m. Hi, this is Tom Aversa reporting on a
trip down to the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge today, on Wednesday. At the
River S Unit, there was a BLACK PHOEBE. It was right near the automatic
gate to the maintenance shed, right where the road turns south, I think
- I guess left. Right there at the little slough. Also, a very fresh
juvenile RED-SHOULDERED HAWK down at the south end of the auto tour
loop. And two adult BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERONS along the slough near the
observation blind. Also, a YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD and a BANK SWALLOW.

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003, 3:45 p.m. Hi, this is Mary Klein. I'm passing
on a report from my sister, who is not a birder, of a BLUE JAY in their
back yard. She knows that it is not a STELLER'S JAY. One of her
neighbors has checked bird books and swears that it's a BLUE JAY. The
name of the people at the house are Jennifer and Dave Boynton. They
don't mind visitors to see the bird. Their address in Bremerton is 1747
N. Callow Ave. They do ask that you do call first. Home number is
360-479-4014. If you'd like to call Jennifer Boynton during business
hours, her number is 206-292-4446. She tells me that the bird is active
around their feeder in the early morning and around dusk, although one
day, apparently, it hung out all day long. So I would love to hear that
it really is a BLUE JAY. Thanks a lot. Bye.


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Jane Hadley
Seattle, WA
jhadle at drizzle.com