I saw it this morning between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on it's favorite limb, then
flew across the street and back again to the utility pole in front of 510 NW
169th (off Dayton) before returning to its usual perch.

Tom Mansfield, Seattle.


>From: Christine Southwick <clsouth at u.washington.edu>
>To: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
>Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:27:08 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Somehow I missed the cross streets for the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Could
>someone send it out today. I thought I saw one last year in Shoreline, but
>I hated to say anything for fear of being wrong...
>Thanks,
>
>
>Christine Southwick
>N Seattle/Shoreline
>
>
>
>On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, B & P Bell wrote:
>
>>Hi Tweets
>>
>>After Marymoor this morning I went over to Shoreline to see the
>>Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. When I turned onto N 169th St. and parked, it
>>was perched on "it's" limb in a Douglas Fir tree. As many have remarked,
>>it is an attractive bird with red crown, black and white face pattern, red
>>throat bordered by black, black upper breast and yellow-tinged white
>>breast and belly. There is no red on the nape. The back is black and white
>>with a black center and whitish edging. The wings are black with a large
>>white wingbar. The undertail coverts are white and the upper tail is
>>darkish.
>>
>>I observed the bird from 1225 to 1244. During that time it either perched
>>in one spot, or moved slightly to one of the sets of holes it is drilling
>>on the limb (there are at least two instances where the holes have been
>>combined into a "slot"). It finally flew to another Doug Fir and was gone
>>til about 1253 when it returned for a minute before flying away again.
>>Good scope view can be had from the road opposite #510.
>>
>>Good birding
>>
>>Brian H. Bell
>>Birding & Natural History Guide
>>Woodinville WA
>>bellasoc at isomedia dot com
>


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