Here is a similar story to Mark's:
I was in North Carolina for a week, and the last full
day of birding I went to the Wright Brothers Memorial
for a Field Sparrow. The guide said they were easily
seen there. (Great place to visit in any case!)
After spending several hours tromping around the
exhibits and the brushy periphery, and getting cactus
spines all thru my shoes, I had given up.
I hopped in the car, drove out the entrance, and
realized I needed to look at a map to figure out where
to go next. So I pulled over to the side right at the
exit and got out a map. Then a sparrow swooped in
past the windshield and landed in a shrub about 10
feet in front of the car.
The Field Sparrow, of course.

Guy

--- m.egger at comcast.net wrote:

> Reading these Laws of Birding made me think of one
> of my favorite birding stories. A few years ago I
> made a trip to the Yucatan Peninsula. Perhaps my
> "most-wanted" bird for the trip was Turquoise-browed
> Motmot, a strikingly beautiful, long tailed bird. I
> went to the Coba ruins specifically to look for this
> species, and though I found lots of other great
> birds there, I spent several hours wandering the
> trails without finding a motmot. Having about given
> up hope, I sat down on one of the ancient stone
> walls to check my Howell & Webb Birds of Mexico to
> check out some vocalizations I'd heard in the
> distance a few moments before. I was reading
> intently for a minute or two, then looked up.
> Literally within 15 feet of me, right out in the
> open and directly in my line of sight was a stunning
> Turquoise-browed Motmot. It watched me as I watched
> it for several minutes before retreating into the
> forest.
>
> So, a final addition to the Laws: If you give up
> looking for your target bird, it will likely show
> up!
>
> Mark
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> Subject: Tweeters Digest, Vol 14, Issue 3
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 19:00:09 +0000
>
> Today's Topics:
>
> 1. Week of Oct. 3, BirdNote and BirdNote.org
> (Ellen Blackstone)
> 2. Highlights from my first Westport Pelagic /
> Proof of
> Hudsonian (Ned McGarry)
> 3. In need of a laugh? -- The Laws of Birding
> (Ellen Blackstone)
> 4. Harris's Sparrow Still in Olympia (KDB .)
> 5. A photo essay of an Osprey at Oyhut (Ruth
> and/or Patrick Sullivan)
> 6. Turkey Vultures over University Village,
> Seattle
> (Alan and Wendy Roedell)
> 7. Boreal Owls in the Okanogan in October? (Ed
> Swan)
> 8. Scarlet Tanager, Bassett Park, Washtucna (Bob
> Flores)
> 9. No Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Helen's Pond (Bob
> Norton)
> 10. Kittitas Co. Great Egret (Michael Willison)
> 11. Surfbirds, Turkey Vultures on Lummi Island,
> Oct 1 (Wayne C. Weber)
> 12. West Nile Virus symptoms in a dieing bird?
> (Levine, Barron)
> 13. Cackling Geese and other Fall Birds (Kathy
> Andrich)
> 14. Vancouver, BC RBA for October 1, 2005 (Wayne
> C. Weber)
> 15. Re: reporting dead birds (West Nile
> suspicious...)
> (Charles Reinsch)
> 16. Early Birding Magazines, Jon Jensen, Federal
> Way,
> jensen74 at juno.com (Jensen, Jon (WTC))
> 17. RE: West Nile Virus symptoms in a dieing bird?
> (David Parent, DVM)
> 18. WOS Meeting in Seattle, TONIGHT (Lynn Schulz)
> > From: Ellen Blackstone <Ellen at 123imagine.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Week of Oct. 3, BirdNote and
> BirdNote.org
> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 12:25:40 -0700
> To: Tweeters Newsgroup <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> Hello, Tweetsters,
>
> Coming up this week on BirdNote, we have a story
> called, "Is It
> the Same Robin?" about the seasonal shift in
> American Robin
> populations in the Pacific Northwest; "Swallows and
> Mud," the
> myth that swallows hibernated in mud for the winter;
> "Geese in
> V-formation," regarding the tailgating of migrating
> waterfowl;
> "Lewis's Woodpecker," the namesake of Meriwether
> Lewis; and a
> funny one-- about the strange bird sounds you hear
> in movies.
> Here is a taste--
>
"An Australian Laughing Kookaburra guffaws in the
> depths of the
> Florida Everglades
A desert-loving California Quail
> crows in the
> forested mountains of West Virginia, as frontiersmen
> watch warily
> for Indians
"
> ***Bird Songs Go to Hollywood, by Bob Sundstrom***
> (The call of a common Northwest bird is often heard
> as a jungle
> cry. What bird is it? Tune in Friday!)
> ---------------------------
> BirdNote is a radio series about the intriguing ways
> of birds.
> These two-minute vignettes incorporate the rich
> sounds of birds
> with stories that illustrate their lives. Each is
> accompanied by
> a photograph on BirdNote.org. All episodes are in
> the archives,
> both in written transcript and mp3 format, along
> with
> photographs, at http://www.BirdNote.org.
>
> You can view the schedule and see photographs here:
>
http://www.birdnote.org/uploadedFiles/Weekly_E-mail/birdnote%2010-3b.html
> It's easy to listen on-line at any time.
>
> In the Seattle area, tune in to KPLU-FM, 88.5, at
> 8:58 a.m., each
> weekday morning. Or listen any time on the web, at
> http://www.BirdNote.org.
>
> Please tune in to BirdNote, and let others know
> about it, too.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ellen Blackstone
> BirdNote and Seattle Audubon
> mailto:ellen at 123imagine.net
> http://www.BirdNote.org
> ===================================
> A bird in the hand is a certainty,
> but a bird in the bush may sing.
> --Bret Harte, author (1836-1902)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: "Ned McGarry" <ned.mcgarry at verizon.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Highlights from my first
> Westport Pelagic / Proof of
> Hudsonian
> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 12:40:44 -0700
> To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> When's the last time you got 15 life birds in one
> day? I can remember the
> experience like it was yesterday. Because it
> was!!!!
>
> Nevermind about the occasional rain shower.
> Nevermind about getting seasick
> despite the patch behind my ear. It was a great
> day.
>
> Thanks to the spotters on the Monte Carlo for a
> rewarding and productive
> experience! We successfully sighted all of my 12
> target birds that were
> likely to be seen including . . .
>
> Black-footed Albatross
> Northern Fulmar
> Pink-footed Shearwater
> Buller's Shearwater
> Sooty Shearwater
> Fork-Tailed Storm-Petrel
> Parasitic Jaeger
> Pomerine Jaeger
> South Polar Skua
> Sabine's Gull
> Black-legged Kittiwake
> Cassin's Auklet
>
> Photos of some of these birds are available at . . .
>
> http://www.pbase.com/nmcgarry/pelagics
>
> I'll leave it to someone else to provided a detailed
> list of all birds seen.
>
> Returning into Westport Marina, we observed the
> group of Godwits there that
> included a single Bar-tailed (lifer #13) and a
> single Hudsonian (lifer #14).
> I wasn't sure if I got a shot with the Hudsonian's
> wing up, but it turns out
> I did. http://www.pbase.com/nmcgarry/godwit
>
> A quick visit to Bottle Beach on the way home turned
> up various routine
> peeps. Also managed proximate looks at
> Black-bellied Plover, a few
> Pacifics, and at least one American. The American
> was lifer #15 for the
> day.
>
> ______________________________________
>
> Ned McGarry
> Sammamish, WA
>
>
>
> > From: Ellen Blackstone <Ellen at 123imagine.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] In need of a laugh? -- The Laws
> of Birding
> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 12:53:20 -0700
> To: Tweeters Newsgroup <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> Hi, Tweets!
>
> Mary Klein's note, "the lower the light, the higher
> the number of birds
> just out of scope range," prompted me to do a search
> for *The Laws of Birding.*
>
> Here they are!
>
http://www.speakingofbirds.com/resources/universal_laws_of_birding.htm
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Ellen Blackstone
> Wedgwood, Seattle
> ellen at 123imagine.net
>
>
>
>
> > From: "KDB ." <buhrdz at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Harris's Sparrow Still in
> Olympia
> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 14:20:38 -0700
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>
> Hello, Despite the efforts of 10 visitors over the
> course of several hours
> on Saturday, the Harris's Sparrow eluded most
> attempts to view it. Gary
> Wiles though, obtained a very brief glimpse of a
> bird which he believed was
> his quarry. Today, Sunday, the bird appeared at my
> feeder at 1:50pm and
> remains there at this point (2:16pm). Anyone
> interested in pictures can
> e-mail me and I will send them out.
>
> Keith Brady
> Olympia, Washington
>
>
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> for advice on how to
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>
>
> > From: "Ruth and/or Patrick Sullivan"
> <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] A photo essay of an Osprey at
> Oyhut
> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 14:55:50 -0700
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> Hello Tweets,
>
> Yesterday while birding at Ocean Shores I enjoyed a
> great opportunity to photograph a resting Osprey
> that just wouldn't want to leave his or her perch.
> The bird rested on a clump of driftwood along the
> sandy upper beach and allowed especially close
> views,as they bird remained undisturbed by the
> presence of me. I slowly and calmly moved closer and
> closer with my camera in hand. The bird seemed
> cautious,but allowed me to walk closer and
> eventually made noises as to announce to me that it
> knew I was there.It was the first time I ever came
> this close to an Osprey without the bird flying off
> and felt very fortunate. The bird eventually flew
> off,as it called and then landed on a sandy spit
> nearby. In many ways I felt that the bird had just
> consumed a meal and was just too tired to move from
> his or her perch. My photos of this cooperative bird
> can be viewed on my most recent photo gallery on my
> website. I have also placed several photos of 1-2
> Pectoral Sandpipers within the same gallery for
> additional viewing,as well as a "proof" photo of the
> juvenile Bar-tailed Godwit at Bill's Spit that will
> hopefully remain for other birds to see. My Osprey
> photos and more can be accessed at the following
> link: http://www.pbase.com/godwit/october05photos/
>
> Cheers,
>
> Ruth Sullivan
> Fircrest,WA
> godwit at worldnet.att.net> From: "Alan and Wendy
Roedell"
> <roedell at speakeasy.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Turkey Vultures over University
> Village, Seattle
> CC: 'Tom Aversa' <Tom.Aversa at Zoo.org>
> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 15:32:53 -0700
> To: "'tweeters'" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> Hi tweets,
>
>
>
> Just before three o'clock today I counted 23 Turkey
> Vultures flying in a
> ragged flock towards Husky Stadium at 100-200 feet
> of elevation. I was
> observing them from the intersection of 25th Ave NE
> and NE 55th St. I
> guess they were looking for a thermal or a favorable
> wind to lift them over
> Capitol Hill.
>
>
>
> Good birding, Alan Roedell, Seattle.
> roedell at speakeasy.net.
>
> > From: "Ed Swan" <edswan at centurytel.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Boreal Owls in the Okanogan in
> October?
> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 18:55:56 -0700
> To: "tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> Would Boreal Owls still be calling in mid-October on
> FR39 and FR37 between Winthrop and Loomis? Also,
> how soon after dark is it possible to hear them? Do
> you have to wait until later in the night or is
> right after full dark sufficient?
>
> Ed Swan
> Vashon Island
> > From: "Bob Flores" <rflores at smwireless.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Scarlet Tanager, Bassett Park,
> Washtucna
> CC:
> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:52:02 -0700
> To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.Washington.edu>,
> "Inland Birds" <inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>
>
> Mike Denny just called me and said he and Merrilynn
> (hope that spelling is correct?) had a tanager that
> had dark wings a without wing bars. The bird was
> greenish yellow and was seen at two spots over a
> period of three hours. This could mean the bird may
> stick around. It was first located at the little
> waterway through the park and then at the pipe where
> water enters a cement pipe (found adjacent and east
> of the swimming pool).
>
> If anyone has the time it might be worth a look. He
> also said the area was crawling with migrants.
>
> Bob Flores
> Othello, WA> From: "Bob Norton"
<norton36 at olypen.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] No Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at
> Helen's Pond
> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:59:44 -0700
> To: "send TWEETERS" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> Tweets.
> Several birders Dave Jackson, Judy Jackson, Igor
> Ahorvic and myself
> spent varying amounts of time waiting for the
> Sharp-tailed Sandpiper to show
> up on a rising tide with no luck. A Merlin did zip
> over with prey in its
> talon and proceded to to eat it in a distant perch.
> Also we had up to 20
> cowbirds riding on the 4 horses.
> Bob Norton
> norton36 at olypen.com
> Joyce (near Port Angeles), WA
>
>
> > From: "Michael Willison"
<sendtomichael at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Kittitas Co. Great Egret
> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 21:01:08 -0700
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>

---------------------------------


Tweeters,

Had a nice county bird earlier today in Kittitas
County. A Great Egret was in the Yakima River just
south of 1-90, visible from the interstate at
approximately mile marker 103.

Michael Willison

sendtomichael at hotmail.com, Auburn




> From: "Wayne C. Weber" <contopus at telus.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Surfbirds, Turkey Vultures on
> Lummi Island, Oct 1
> CC:
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 07:42:07 -0700
> To: "TWEETERS" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>,
> "WHATCOM BIRDERS" <whatcombirds at lists.wwu.edu>
>
> Tweeters and Whatcom Birders,
>
> An afternoon of birding on Lummi Island on October 1
> produced a few
> interesting birds among a total of 49 species. On
> the rocks off
> Point Migley were 5 SURFBIRDS along with 3 BLACK
> TURNSTONES.
> Surprisingly, these were the first SURFBIRDS I had
> ever seen in
> Whatcom County. I have never seen any at Point
> Roberts in 400+
> visits there going back to 1968, even though
> turnstones spend all
> winter there.
>
> Also of note was a kettle of about 50 TURKEY
> VULTURES, seen
> at least a mile to the south from Legoe Bay Road.
> The number was just
> a rough guess; unfortunately, when I drove south to
> near where the vultures
> were, they had already disappeared. From other
> reports, it sounds like
> Saturday was a big migration day for vultures.
>
> Other birds of interest included 6 VIOLET-GREEN
> SWALLOWS, about
> as late as I ever see this species, and at least 4
> VIRGINIA RAILS
> heard calling in the marsh on Tuttle Lane just north
> of Legoe Bay Road.
>
> Good luck and good birding,
>
> Wayne C. Weber
> Delta, BC
> contopus at telus.net
>
>
> > From: "Levine, Barron" <LevineB at bsd405.org>
> Subject: [Tweeters] West Nile Virus symptoms in a
> dieing bird?
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:10:33 -0700
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> Tweeters,
> Anyone know what symptoms a bird dieing of West Nile
> Virus would show?
> We have a Steller's Jay on our campus that is on the
> groung completely
> incapacitated, showing labored breathing, clear
> fluid oozing from the
> bill and seems to be in the final stages of dieing.
> Should this bird be turned over to Fish and
> Wildlife?
>
> Barryt Levine
> Ecology/Biology Teacher
> Newport High School
> 4333 S.E. Factoria Blvd.
> Bellevue.Wa. 98006
>
> > From: Kathy Andrich <chukarbird at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Cackling Geese and other Fall
> Birds
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:29:43 -0700 (PDT)
> To: tweet <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
>
> Hi Tweeters,
>
> Carol Schultz, and Deborah (from Rainier Audubon)and
> I
> went out birding yesterday. The plan was to try for
> the Clay-colored Sparrow at Marymoor, then the
> Harris's Sparrow in Olympia. Well you know how
> plans
> are...
>
> We didn't see the Clay-colored but did get to see a
> nice variety of the usual suspects of sparrows. We
> walked the loop at Marymoor. The highlight had to
> be
> 6 returning Western Meadowlarks in the Dog area.
> The
> number of Yellow-rumped Warblers (mostly Audubon's)
> in
> the park was mind-numbing, 100+ easy. We also saw a
> late Yellow Warbler in the mix. We saw large
> numbers
> of Violet-green Swallows swooping around.
>
> After lunch we intended to head to Olympia but by
> the
> time we stopped at Nisqually National Wildlife
> Refuge
> the word at that time was the Harris's Sparrow
> hadn't
> shown itself yet. So we walked up to McAllister
> Creek.
> Several great birds on this walk, apx. 8 Turkey
> Vultures, 5 Pectoral Sandpipers with 2 Long-billed
> Dowitcher's in the flooded fields on the left as you
> are facing the creek. The Cackling Geese (about 15)
> were in the field on the other side. We also heard
> and saw flocks in the air. At least 2 Peregrine
> Falcons in the area. All 3 of us had killer looks
> at
> a Virginia Rail foraging in the open. Also many
> Violet-green Swallows here. They seem to be hanging
> around pretty late, but I don't mind. Miss those
> swallows in the winter.
>
> I drove around the Kent valley area a little on my
> return but no signs of the Cackler Geese here yet.
>
> Kathy
> Roosting in S. King County
>
>
>
> __________________________________
> Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005
> http://mail.yahoo.com
>
> > From: "Wayne C. Weber" <contopus at telus.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Vancouver, BC RBA for October 1,
> 2005
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:19:20 -0700
> To: "TWEETERS" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> This is Mark Wynja with the Vancouver Natural
> History Society's
> Rare Bird Alert for Saturday, October 1, 2005,
> sponsored in part by
> the Wild Birds Unlimited stores in Vancouver and
> North Vancouver.
> This update was recorded at 10 am on October 2. The
> RBA phone number
> is (604) 737-3074.
>
>
> Sightings for Saturday, October 1, 2005
>
> At the foot of 96th Street on Boundary Bay in Delta,
> shorebirds seen
> included 1 SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, 8 RED KNOTS, 4-5
> AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS,
> and 1 MARBLED GODWIT.
>
> At Colony Farm in Coquitlam, during a VNHS outing, a
> juvenile or sub-
> adult ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD was observed. It is
> believed to be the first
> record of this species at Colony Farm.
>
>
> Sightings for Friday, September 30, 2005
>
> Along the waterfront between Crescent Beach and
> White Rock, a first
> winter HEERMANN'S GULL was seen around noon.
>
> 15 BLACK SCOTERS, the first of the fall, were seen
> along the White
> Rock waterfront. Also seen was 1 adult WESTERN GULL
> at the base of
> the White Rock pier.
>
> At Elgin Park in south Surrey 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS
> were in the berry
> bushes surrounding the pond.
>
>
> Sightings for Wednesday, September 28, 2005
>
> At the foot of 96th Street on Boundary Bay in Delta,
> shorebirds seen
> included 6 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS, 2 RED KNOTS, and
> 2
> MARBLED GODWITS.
>
> At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Delta, sightings
> included 3 BLACK-
> CROWNED NIGHT-HERONS, an OSPREY, 6 SANDHILL CRANES,
> and an early SNOW GOOSE.
>
>
> Sightings for Tuesday, September 27, 2005
>
> At the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, 2 late CLIFF SWALLOWS,
> 2 WHITE-THROATED
> SPARROWS, and an AMERICAN KESTREL were seen.
>
>
> If you have any questions about birds or birding in
> the Vancouver
> area, please call Wayne at (604) 597-7201, Viveka at
> (604) 531-3401,
> or Larry at (604) 465-1402. Thank you for calling
> the Vancouver Rare
> Bird Alert, and good birding.
>
>
> Mark Wynja
> Vancouver, BC
>
>
> Message forwarded by:
> Wayne C. Weber
> Delta, BC
> contopus at telus.net
>
>
> > From: "Charles Reinsch" <creinsch at kdna.org>
> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] reporting dead birds (West
> Nile suspicious...)
> CC:
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:46:27 -0700
> To: "Levine, Barron" <LevineB at bsd405.org>,
> <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> This is a link to King County's form for reporting
> found dead birds. Also
> has instructions regarding other counties...
>
> http://www.metrokc.gov/health/westnile/deadbird.htm
>
> chuck reinsch, magnolia, seattle, washington,
> creinsch at kdna.org
>
>
>
>
> > From: "Jensen, Jon \(WTC\)"
> <jon.jensen at weyerhaeuser.com>
> Subject: [Tweeters] Early Birding Magazines, Jon
> Jensen, Federal Way,
> jensen74 at juno.com
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:48:53 -0700
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> Thank you Dan Victor for allowing me to put this one
> time tickler out
> there to the birding community who might be
> interested in adding to
> their collections early additions of the following
> birding magazines
> (all in great shape):
>
> WOSNews (Editions 1 - 45, Nov 88 - Oct 96)
> Washington Birds (Vol 1-4, Dec 89 - Dec 95)
> ABA Birding & associated Winging It (1988 - 2001,
> 115 magazines)
>
> Reasonable offers will be considered.
>
> Jon Jensen, Federal Way, jensen74 at juno.com
>
>
> > From: "David Parent, DVM" <dpdvm at whidbey.com>
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] West Nile Virus symptoms in
> a dieing bird?
> CC:
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 09:55:07 -0700
> To: "'Levine, Barron'" <LevineB at bsd405.org>,
> <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> Hi Barryt and Tweeters,
>
> The jay you describe could be suffering from a
> number of things. At the top
> of the list is trauma - flew into window, car, etc.
> One of the problems with
> diagnosing WNV is that there really aren't symptoms
> specific to the virus.
> It really takes a lab test to diagnose it. It is
> suspected, however, that
> corvids are more susceptible to WNV than many other
> bird families.
>
> In cases of suspected West Nile Virus, you should
> contact your county
> (King?)health department to see if they want the
> bird. Different counties
> have different policies.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Dave Parent, DVM, Freeland
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
> [mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu]
> On Behalf Of Levine,
> Barron
> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:11 AM
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] West Nile Virus symptoms in a
> dieing bird?
>
> Tweeters,
> Anyone know what symptoms a bird dieing of West Nile
> Virus would show?
> We have a Steller's Jay on our campus that is on the
> groung completely
> incapacitated, showing labored breathing, clear
> fluid oozing from the
> bill and seems to be in the final stages of dieing.
> Should this bird be turned over to Fish and
> Wildlife?
>
> Barryt Levine
> Ecology/Biology Teacher
> Newport High School
> 4333 S.E. Factoria Blvd.
> Bellevue.Wa. 98006
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> > From: "Lynn Schulz" <linusq at worldnet.att.net>
> Subject: [Tweeters] WOS Meeting in Seattle, TONIGHT
> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:36:41 -0700
> To: "Tweeters" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>
> Yikes! We're late posting this reminder about the
> WOS meeting TONIGHT, our
> first meeting of the season!
>
> The Washington Ornithological Society would like to
> invite you to our
> monthly meeting tonight, Monday, Oct 3, at 7:00 at
> the Center for Urban
> Horticulture in Seattle:
>
> Becky Hartley - "Little Birds with Big Voices: How
> Do They Do It?"
>
> Becky will discuss how small birds can sing their
> long and elaborate songs.
> During the program, she will tell about the
> structure and function of the
> songbird syrinx, the vocal organ, and about the
> anatomy and physiology of
> the avian respiratory system, which powers
> vocalization. Some of the
> techniques scientists use in the lab to investigate
> the mechanisms of
> vocalization will also be discussed. If time
> permits, the song control
> areas of the brain, which vary by sex and season,
> will be introduced.
>
> Becky Hartley is an Associate Professor of Biology
> at Seattle University,
> where she teaches undergraduate courses in
> vertebrate physiology, anatomy,
> and embryology. She has previously measured the
> respiratory patterns that
> accompany song in canaries and catbirds, and also
> studied lateralization of
> vocal organ function in these birds.
>
> Note: Meetings are held the first Monday of each
> month (except July,
> August, and September) at the Center for Urban
> Horticulture on the
> University of Washington campus, 3501 N.E. 41st
> Street, Seattle, and are
> open to all. The social begins at 7:00 pm, and the
> program starts at 7:30
> pm.
>
> Directions: From I-5 take SR520 East. Take the
> Montlake Blvd NE exit and
> turn North towards the University of Washington
> campus. Stay in right lane
> and drive North on Montlake Blvd (over the bridge
> and past the stadium). The
> road will curve to the right around the Montlake
> Fill and merges with NE
> 45th St. You will quickly approach a 5 way
> intersection. At the intersection
> turn right onto Mary Gates Memorial Drive. The
> Center for Urban Horticulture
> is 2 long blocks down on the right. There is plenty
> of free parking at the
> facility. We use the main meeting room, the backside
> of which faces the
> road. The following bus routes stop at NE 45th and
> Mary Gates Memorial
> Drive: #25, 65, & 75. See map at
>
http://depts.washington.edu/urbhort/html/info/contact.html.
>
> Carol Schulz
> Washington Ornithological Society Secretary
> http://www.wos.org
>
>
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