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There have been 5 reports since 5/25. I now hand the transcription over to the June transcriber.

Tuesday, 5/25, 2:36 pm. My name is Tanya Baush. My home number is 206 985 0191. I would like to report an ALLEN'S HUMMINGBIRD at my feeder in my back yard for the last two days. We have taken a picture and I'm hoping someone will give me a call back about this sighting.

Tuesday, May 5/25, 8:29pm Mel Holhalter and I'd like to report a YELLOW HEADED BLACKBIRD seen at Montlake Fill early this morning. The bird was near the southernmost pond between the pond and the gravel path. It appears to be either a molting or a juvenile male. The breast and throat areas are bright yellow; the head is not completely yellow yet. It was in company with blackbirds which is not unusual.

Thursday, 5/27, 7:27pm Doug Watkins reporting from Bainbridge Island and yesterday about 12:30 I had a GREEN TAILED TOWHEE in my yard. It appears to be a young male molting into adult breeding plumage. It was here most of the afternoon, again this morning, and it was here about 6p this evening. Some birders from Bainbridge have looked at it. My number is 206 842 7131. That's it, thank you.

Saturday, May 29, 10:05am. This is Steven Mlodinow. Bob Forrest and I had a PHILADELPHIA VIDEO at Gingko State Park, below the park visitor's center. Below the cliff the visitor's center is on, there is a bank of willows and black locust up against the river. The locust themselves are protected by a cliff so they're very windless. The vireo was foraging in those black locusts. We saw it off and on for a little bit and were unable to relocate it since with about a half an hour further effort. There was also an oriole in there that was either a HOODED or an ORCHARD, an immature male bird. There was also a YELLOW BREASTED CHAT singing in this area. You go to the Gingko State Park headquarters, there's a road that cuts off to the left just before you enter the main area, drops below the cliff and leads down to an old boat ramp that leads right up to the river. Look in the black locust in particular but also in the willow and other riparian habitat.

Monday, May 31, 9:45pm. This is Steven Mlodinow. On Memorial Day there was a singing LEAST FLYCATCHER at the Swanson Lake Headquarters. There was also a TRI COLORED BLACKBIRD in among the RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS and BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS and BROWNHEADED COWBIRDS near Texas Lake. Go north of Texas Lake and make a right on the first road which I think is called Mail Road. The group of blackbirds was half a mile to a mile down the road. Good luck and good birding.