Hi Peggy,

Georgia Conti has had Scrub Jays in her yard in northern West Seattle most
of the time for the last couple of years, and I believe they have nested
there twice. The birds seem to co-exist well with the Steller's Jays that
Georgia says she's trying to convince to move a few blocks north to our
house.

Georgia's away for a few days, but I'll ask her to post about her Scrub Jays
when she returns.

Paul Webster
Seattle
paul.websterATcomcast.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "peggy murray" <peggymurray at hotmail.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 5:21 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Western Scrub-Jay in Seattle


> Hi folks, I've been driven to reach out for a little info from my fellow
> birders by the lovely, loud Scrub Jay. How common are Western Scrub-Jays
> in Seattle? I don't recall having seen one in Seattle until this Fall. I
> heard one earlier in the Fall and then saw two this morning in a copse of
> trees running between my apartment building and several others near
> downtown Ballard. The "County Occurrence of Birds" Excel spreadsheet that
> is available on the Washington Ornithological Society website suggests the
> general status as "harder to find, usually seen annually" in King County
> Washington. Have I just missed seeing this bird here before, or is it
> more common than I thought? Does anyone know what "usually seen annually"
> means in terms of actual number of sightings?
>
> Many thanks for your help,
>
> Peggy Murray
> Seattle, Washington
> mailto: peggymurray at hotmail.com
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