Ron,

Not to my knowledge. Any such report would be suspect as to origin, assuming
it was correctly identified, given the sedentary habits of the titmouse and
the distance involved. We recently learned of a Verdin at a local feeder. It
apparently was in fact a Verdin, but I find it very hard to believe it got
here "naturally." I would imagine perhaps it got caught in somebody's car
passing through the Sonoran Desert and escaped when it got up here. That
seems more likely to me that that it somehow decided to escape the heat by
flying 1500 miles north by northwest when the average Verdin probably flies
no more than a mile during its entire lifetime.

Gene Hunn
18476 47th Pl. NE
Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
enhunn323 at comcast.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "RONALD LEAMON" <r_leamon at msn.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 10:18 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Any Records of Oak Titmouse in Washington?


> Tweets,
>
> Does anyone know of records of Oak Titmouse in Washington? A Maine birder
> who is visiting Seattle says he heard and saw a probable Oak Titmouse
> today (Sunday) near the South parking lot of Discovery Park. If you would
> like more details or would like to help him look for the bird, call Mark
> at 207-751-1548 (cell).
>
> Ron Leamon
> Seattle
>
>
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