A first for me and what beautiful birds, at first I thought someones pets
flew out of a cage, the males have really bright orange heads. I had two
males and a female in my apple tree which is on the bank of Quilceda Creek
in Marysville on Shoultes.


>From: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>
>To: MELISSA WILLOUGHBY <mawilloughby1 at comcast.net>
>CC: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Western Tanager at Green Lake 5/12
>Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 10:58:00 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I had my first to the yard Western Tanager (male), Saturday afternoon--it
>was drawn to my mister birdbath--I was in Bird Heaven. I had a female
>Western Tanager the next afternoon!; along with a pair of Wilson's
>Warblers, three male, one female Black-Headed Grosbeaks. "My" Bewick's
>wrens are feeding young in one of the nest boxes. I also had a male Yellow
>Warbler passing through on Saturday.
>
>Christine Southwick
>N Seattle/Shoreline
>clsouthwick at comcast.net
>
>On Sat, 13 May 2006, MELISSA WILLOUGHBY wrote:
>
>>Hi All-
>>
>>I heard and (finally) saw a Western Tanager yesterday at Green Lake. It
>>was
>>high in a nice big tree (sp?) behind the Canoe Center cement bleachers.
>>
>>Someone mentioned not seeing one yet around, so here you go!
>>
>>
>>
>>Happy International Migratory Bird Weekend!
>>
>>Melissa Willoughby
>>
>>Fremont
>>
>>mawilloughby1 at comcast.net
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