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Thursday, June 17th, 11:04 AM. Hi, this is Gary Bletsch. I just saw a BLACK
TERN at the Green Road Ponds. That's north of Burlington in Skagit County on
the Butler Flats. I'm calling in at 10:45 AM on June 17th. I think I saw the
bird around 9:45 this morning. It can be seen from the Green Road looking
eastward at the far end of the pond coursing over the pond for insects. It might also
be seen Kelleher Road, although I didn't check to see that. This is just off
Cook Road, exit 232 off I 5.

Friday, June 18th, 3:14 PM. Hi, this is Steven Mlodinow. Sorry for the
delayed report. Yesterday there was an ARCTIC TERN at the Everett waterfront. Take
Marine View Drive to 10th. Go to the western end of 10th and there is a public
boat launch. The bird was perched on mudflats to the north of the public boat
launch. It was not hanging out with a CASPIAN TERN or gull flocks, but was on
its own. It is an adult bird by itself. That's it. Good luck and good birding.

Saturday, June 19th, 9:47 PM. Yes, hello, this is Brad Waggoner at (206)
780-9581. Just returned from the past few days in Eastern Washington and thought I
would report on a few birds that may be of interest. On Thursday morning,
June 17th, I saw the ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER, that had been previously reported
at mile post 24 on the Old Vantage Highway. On Thursday evening, June 17th, at
6:30 PM I watched a very cooperative adult GREAT GRAY OWL. It was in the first
meadow as you enter the road to the Highlands Snow Park. This area is in the
Okanogan Highlands and is described nicely in "The Birders Guide to
Washington" page 456. And today on my return home a quick check of the Cassimer Bar
Wildlife Area I located a very vocal LEAST FLYCATCHER. This is a few miles to the
east of Brewster and it was in a grove of deciduous trees just as you enter
the Cassimer Bar Wildlife Area. There is a green sign that says Cassimer Bar
Road at a cattle guard. It was just to the southwest of this. Anyway, that's it
good luck and good birding.

Sunday, June 20th, 1:29 PM. Hello, this is Scott Atkinson (206) 406-2306.
Just back from Central Skagit County where the birding was quite good. As is
often the case in June the highlight: 5 empidonax flycatchers. The big news: there
is a territorial ALDER FLYCATCHER at the Marblemount boat launch. The site is
reached by going into Marblemount, heading east on Highway 20, and at the
sharp 90 degree corner near the very end of town you have the opportunity to go
right over the river on Cascade River Road. This is toward Cascade Pass. Take
that bridge over the river on Cascade Rive Road. Right at the end of the bridge
take the immediate right and it goes down underneath the bridge to a small
boat launch. From that boat launch note the trail that heads along the river
southward. It's kind of on the east edge, er, south edge of the parking lot. Bird
500 yards down that trail and I have marked the spot where the bird was some
stones, I've got a pile of stones right in the middle of the trail, which has
been mowed recently. The bird was seen on a low willow. There is a group of 6
to 8 willows to the left, in the tall grass, from where the stones are. And I
had the bird singing continuously from about 9:00 to 9:30 this morning and I
came back at about 11:15 and the bird was still present. However, it had moved
to the other side of the trail, where there is also willows, but a denser
growth closer to the river. You will probably hear the bird well before you see it
as it was singing quite continuously and was quite cooperative this morning.
Also on this trail a little farther down, 1 EASTERN KINGBIRD and 2 LAZULI
BUNTINGS. Elsewhere, at the County Line Ponds to the northwest of Marblemount
along Route 20, 3 male AMERICAN REDSTARTS. So the 3 REDSTARTS were at the 2
different accesses to County Line, 1 at the Ag Pond where the aggregate pile is
right by the Whatcom County sign and the next driveway south of there, there were
2 males in there as well. Also at the Corkindale Creek power line crossing
between Rockport and Marblemount at least 8 BANK SWALLOWS and 2 LAZULI BUNTINGS
there. Then at the Rockport Quarry, this is just immediately east of the 530
Highway 20 confluence at the Rockport Grocery, a singing male NASHVILLE WARBLER
and a DUSKY FLYCATCHER, another good flycatcher for the county. This can be
reached, you can just pull over, or pull off to the side of Highway 20 there.
You don't want to walk in. That is private property, but you can look and listen
for the birds right there at the Rockport Quarry, which is for sale. And,
last but not least, I heard another LAZULI BUNTING right in downtown Arlington
here just about half an hour ago. So, that's it.


BirdBox last access June 23, 2004, at 9:03 AM.


Phil Kelley
scrubjay323 at aol.com
Lacey, WA
360-459-1499

"We were few and they were many, now we are many and they are few."
Confucius
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