Hi Tweeters,

Sorry for the late posting. Saturday morning, Feb 19, Matthew
Matthiessen, Kris Dunlap and I saw the Redwing in Olympia. The Redwing
made a brief appearance at 8:50 am in the alley just east of Rogers.
This alley parallels Rogers and is located between Rogers and Percival,
and runs from 4th to Harrison. Matthew first found the Redwing in a
deciduous tree on the east side of the alley. Then it dropped down onto
the alley for a quick drink from a puddle. This was directly adjacent
to the backyards on the west side of the alley that have the greatest
amount of Robin activity, close to a few holly trees. The Redwing then
flew to the NW and out of sight. Kris refound the bird at approx. 9:30
am along Rogers just north of Harrison. Kris and I saw it in the first
three trees on the east side of the street.

Later we tried for the Baikal Teal in Kent, but no luck.

Good birding,
Stan Snyder
Sacramento, CA
snydersd at ah.org