Gary and tweets,

I know of two robin nests which have fledged this week
here on the UW campus. One of them fledged Monday
afternoon near the CFR courtyard area and the other
which was built at the bottom of the stairwell in
front of the door where I work, at the Plant Lab,
which fledged 3 yesterday afternoon.

The crows have since been patrolling the area looking
for the fledglings and the parents have been going
nuts trying to keep them away.

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
Phainopepla at yahoo.com


--- Gary Bletsch <garybletsch at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear Tweeters, Is it a bit early for robin
> fledglings? I saw one on Cockreham Island, Skagit
> County, yestereen. It had a short tail, a flecked
> reddish breast, and prominent white about the eye.
> Despite the short tail, the bird flew pretty well.
> At the recently ploughed fields and the wetlands by
> State Highway 20, mile marker 76, there were some
> interesting birds. Seven WHIMBREL and about 30
> PEEPS foraged with a couple of Killdeer. The peeps
> were calling "Kreee!" but I cannot remember which
> one says that. A SORA and a VIRGINIA RAIL were
> calling from the wetland by the highway, although
> traffic noise drowned them out sometimes. A dozen
> Canada Geese are still visiting this area, although
> there are very few ducks remaining.
>
>
> Yours truly,
>
> Gary Bletsch
>
> near Lyman (Skagit County), Washington
>
> garybletsch at yahoo.com
>
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