Subject: [Tweeters] Magnuson Park mockingbird[s?] (Seattle, 6/5/06)
Date: Jun 5 21:55:48 2006
From: Matt Bartels - mattxyz at earthlink.net


Hi Tweets -
This evening before the WOS meeting, I headed over to Magnuson Park
to try for the Northern Mockingbird. Several others had success
today, and eventually one appeared, exactly where Alan Knue, Gene
Hunn & others have reported.

Here's the reason for the note though: There is a chance there is
more than one mocker there... I can't be certain, but Marv Breece,
Kathy Andrich & I were all looking -- Marv stayed by 'the' picnic
table while Kathy & I ventured further afield after a possible NOMO I
glimpsed in flight. We eventually found a NOMO flying from about
where I'd seen the flying one go. Meanwhile, back at the picnic
table, Marv had seen a Mocker too. The timing wasn't exactly
simultaneous, and this/these birds were very sneaky -- so its
possible it was just one very active bird. But if you go looking,
keep an eye out for the possibility there are 2 Mockingbirds around.
Wouldn't it be a treat if we had a pair?

Best,

Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA
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