We saw a few murres and guillemots well into breeding plumage in the
northern sound very early in January.

Gene.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Dossett" <phainopepla at yahoo.com>
To: <janeannesoprano at attbi.com>; "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: Guillemot in Breeding Plumage and other spring things


> Hi Tweets,
>
> The Sibley guie says March-Sep for Pigeon Guillemots
> in breeding plumage so I think this is indeed early.
> Last year, however, a birder from Illinois and myself
> had one in breeding plumage in Sequim on New Year's
> Day. It was quite odd to say the least.
>
> As far as other anecdotal comments about how early
> spring seems this year, I have to take issue with the
> comments about Pacific Tree Frogs calling. We have
> literally hundreds of them in the pond about 20 feet
> behind our back fence (if you want to hear something
> truly amazing, give me a phone call some evening in
> late March or early April, the roar is deafening, even
> over the phone from inside the house). We have tree
> frogs calling all year here. Especially on warm sunny
> afternoons in the winter. I know I've heard them in
> the yard on warm days back around Christmas, and I
> heard some on Jan 2 across the street from Vance Creek
> Park when I went to see the Ruff. I haven't been home
> for the last month so I haven't really had a chance to
> listen for them here since.
>
> On the other hand, plants are definately blooming
> ahead of schedule. I've noticed many plants about a
> month or so early this year. I can't believe it, but
> the Tete a tete daffodils are already blooming in
> front of my house....
>
> Michael Dossett
> Bothell, WA
> phainopepla at yahoo.com
> --- Janeanne Houston <janeannesoprano at attbi.com>
> wrote:
> > I saw a Pigeon Guillemot in breeding plumage today
> > in Lincoln Park. I know
> > spring is springing early this year, but this is the
> > earliest I've seen
> > breeding plumage on the Guillemots. Comments? Also
> > noticed the white
> > currant in bloom in the park. Winter blooming
> > plants in my yard are a month
> > ahead of schedule.
> >
> >
> > Janeanne Houston
> > www.northwestartists.org
> > www.sogreatajoy.com
> > www.livingmysteries.com
> > houstojc at plu.edu
> > janeannesoprano at attbi.com
> >
> > "The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may
> > be wrong, but we take
> > leap after leap in the dark." -Agnes de Mille
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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