Subject: early migrant passerines
Date: Jul 14 13:59:45 2004
From: b&pbell - bellasoc at isomedia.com


Hi Charlie, Michael and tweets

Today, at Marymoor, we had a probable 1st spring female Black-throated
Grey Warbler. We don't normally get them this time of year. The bird
very closely resembled the (a) type 1st spring female in Dunn's Warbler
book, with the exception of showing very little blackish on the side of
the throat but still being fairly contrasty. The first noticeable thing
about the bird was the black and white overall pattern and the dark
warbler bill.

Brian H. Bell
Woodinville WA
bellasoc at isomedia.com

Charlie Wright wrote:

>Greetings,
>Yesterday there was a dispersed Black-throated Grey Warbler in my yard,
>where I've never had them breeding. Then around 1am this morning I happened
>to hear, very clearly, a warbler flight note twice. I don't know what spp.,
>but this is far earlier than I've ever detected nocturnal migration.
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>Charlie Wright
>Bonney Lake, Washington
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