On May 20, 2003 we saw both the male and female Williamson's Sapsuckers at
the Trendwest site.

Paul Webster
Seattle
paul.webster at attbi.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Schulz" <linusq at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Tweets" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 6:29 AM
Subject: RFI-Williamson's Sapsuckers


> Hi Tweets:
> Has anyone seen any Williamson's Sapsuckers in WA this year? I
> searched for them at a spot at Trendwest (near the Roslyn turnoff),
> right at the top of the first hill, turn left, park at the gate and
> walk in. This has been known for them in the past. And I sent
> friends over to Leech Lake, the lake at the top of White Pass. This
> lake is not visible from the highway, but it's just north of the top
> of the pass. My friends were at Leech Lake June 14, and could not
> find any W. Sapsuckers.
> The only place I have seen them this year was
> down in Oregon. We had them during the Eugene ABA Convention, on the
> woodpecker field trip to a forest
> service campground near Sisters in the Cascades. They were nesting
> there in Cold Springs Campground, a large place w/ open ponderosa
> forest. That spot was very productive in early June for many
> species of birds.
> But where are the sapsuckers this year in Washington? I'd really like
> to know
> and would appreciate any suggestions.
> Yours, Carol Schulz
> DesMoines
> linusq at att.net
>
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