Today my family was on the way to the beach and decided to look for the male
Yellow-breasted Chat first located by Mike Patterson. It was again singing
in dense holly, twinberry, Scot's broom and willow, surrounded by very thick
and tall Himalayan blackberry. It was singing noisily again, and did show
itself briefly, but a photo of this secretive bird seemed out of the
question, until Evan Cain (age 11) decided to climb on my shoulders and get
these pictures. This is probably the 5th record of a Yellow-breasted Chat in
Clatsop County. Go to
http://www.astoriaschools.org/ahs/AHS%20Science/all.htm , click on Links,
then Miscellaneous --> Lee Cain-photos.

Lee Cain
Aquatic Biology/Integrated Science
Astoria High School
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