Dennis and others:

I had my first singing Hutton's Vireo in Lake Stevens on Feb. 1, and I've
noticed Oso Berry (AKA Indian Plum, Oemleria cerasiformis) blooming since
Feb. 17 in the ravine off Gilman Ave. near Discovery Park. Am. Robins seem
to be on territories nearby over the last week, and it's always nice to hear
Bewick's Wrens singing again (since about a week ago).

Scott Atkinson
Lake Stevens
mail to: scottratkinson at hotmail.com


>From: Dennis Paulson <dpaulson at ups.edu>
>Reply-To: dpaulson at ups.edu
>To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: spring has sprung
>Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:58:27 -0800
>
>I haven't been checking tweeters lately, so perhaps there are many messages
>to this effect, but my first real sign of spring was a Band-tailed Pigeon
>in full display flight over the woods adjacent to this building just now,
>first time I've seen that this year (and I'm looking out this window every
>day). Of course the crocuses have been blooming in our yard for some time,
>but I like to look for seasonal phenomena among the native species.
>--
>Dennis Paulson, Director phone 253-879-3798
>Slater Museum of Natural History fax 253-879-3352
>University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
>1500 N. Warner, #1088
>Tacoma, WA 98416-1088
>http://www.ups.edu/biology/museum/museum.html

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