Subject: WOS Birdbox 9/18/03
Date: Sep 18 15:33:40 2003
From: cametobe at comcast.net - cametobe at comcast.net


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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.

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her if you have a rotary phone or do not know how many species of chickadees
exist in Washington.

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Friday, September 12, 3:22pm. Hi this is Greg Toffic and for those who don't
subscribe to Tweeters or have access to it, Ian Paulson put a post on there
this morning about a male GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER that was found yesterday on
Bainbridge Island. So you might want to check out that information on
Tweeters if you have access. Thank you.

Saturday, 9/13, 7:13pm. Hello, this is Scott Atkinson. I'm here at the snow
goose preserve, also known as the Hayden Preserve of the Skagit Wildlife
Management Area on Fir Island, and in the scope right this second is a nice
accommodating BUFF BREASTED SANDPIPER. It's on a plowed field just
immediately along the east side of the entry road. There're a few peep in
there, including one SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, mostly WESTERNS and LEASTS,
however, and a few KILLDEER. Also in the vicinity just a little while ago I
had a very early first winter HERRING GULL in the large RING-BILLED /
CALIFORNIA flock off-shore. There was also an EARED GREBE out there molting
into winter plumage. Very significant count of HORNED GREBES and SCOTERS out
there as well. Lot of PIPITS in the area, I had a flock of 100 along the
Maupin Rd, that's just immediately north of the Jensen access. Probably the
most surprising shorebird thing other than this BUFF was a flock of 117
BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS right at the 93 band in the La Conner Fir Island roosting
right there as you make the turn along the east side of the road. Rather well
camouflaged; you gotta really watch for them. And I believe that's it, good
birding.

Thursday, September 18, 2:00pm. This is Steve Dang at Seattle Audubon. Got a
call today from someone who was at Discovery Park where they saw a BARRED OWL
between 1 and 1:30 pm. To get to this bird, she said to go in from Emerson
and 39th, and head sort of north-east, and go in about 200 yards. Her name is
Julia, her number is 281 0988.